California is on the verge of joining other states in raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco, sparking more debate about what privileges and responsibilities fall on young adults. How old should you be to purchase tobacco? Some legislative leaders in the United States apparently think 18 is too young. On Friday, Hawaii’s governor signed […]
BY JEREMY B. WHITE Hoping to influence a special health care budget session, a coalition of labor and medical groups has put $2 million into an initiative to raise California’s tobacco tax and use the revenue to fund health care for low-income Californians. The money flowed from a coalition of groups that include SEIU California […]
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are pushing to ease proposed government regulations for companies that sell e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products, a move that Democrats charge could lead to unsafe products on the market. A spending bill approved by a House subcommittee Thursday would prevent the Food and Drug Administration from requiring pre-market reviews of […]
By Jan Malcolm | 06/19/15 Imagine a future when tobacco is no longer the leading cause of preventable death and disease. To make this vision a reality, we must prevent more young people from getting hooked by deadly tobacco products. The Minneapolis City Council is poised to do just that by considering changes to the licensing […]
It’s been stressed before, but in light of the growing use of e-cigarettes by youth and adults, it should be stressed again: All the prohibitions, bans and restrictions on the use of tobacco in North Dakota apply to e-cigarettes and related electronic devices used for “vaping.” The law, which won voter approval in every county […]
The Devils Lake Park Board is one step closer to solidifying guidelines for the use of tobacco products at its outdoor facilities. By Harry Lipsiea, Devils Lake Journal Reporter The Devils Lake Park Board is one step closer to solidifying guidelines for the use of tobacco products at its outdoor facilities. At Monday’s regularly-scheduled meeting, the […]
By Lisa Rapaport / Reuters Media Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates. While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of fatalities from tumors of the oral cavity, esophagus […]
By Anne Millerbernd, Fargo Forum FARGO – One of five Fargo businesses failed a smoke-free law compliance check Thursday. Fargo police checked the shops to ensure that electronic cigarettes weren’t being used in a prohibited area, and E-Cig Empire at 4900 13th Ave. S. failed, according to a release from Fargo Cass Public Health. It’s […]
By Andy Rathbun / St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota has seen a jump in the number of children poisoned by e-cigarettes and their liquid refillables, the Minnesota Department of Health said Wednesday. From 2013 to 2014, the number of e-cigarette and e-liquid poisonings among Minnesota children 5 and younger rose 35 percent — the second […]
By Eric Roper Star Tribune The sale of flavored cigars in convenience stores could soon come to an end in Minneapolis, where city officials are mulling the state’s first ban on the products at most traditional locations to curb youth tobacco use. Anti-smoking advocates and small retailers squared off at a packed City Council hearing […]