by Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Anan Barbarawi expected cigarette sales at his store to drop once Minnesota’s $1.60 a pack tax increase took hold in July. But Barbarawi, manager at Maplewood Tobacco, was shocked to see his numbers plunge “50 to 70 percent.” On the bright side, Barbarawi said, sales of electronic cigarettes […]
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve been a smoker for years. I’m thinking about switching to electronic cigarettes or to a nicotine inhaler because I’ve heard they aren’t as bad for you as regular cigarettes. Is that true? ANSWER: Electronic cigarettes and nicotine inhalers both deliver nicotine to your body without tobacco. But that’s where the similarity […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is cutting back on the marketing and sales of its dissolvable tobacco products after more than four and a half years in test markets. According to a report by the Winston-Salem Journal, Camel Orbs, Camel Sticks and Camel Strips will remain in limited distribution at point-of-sale sites in Denver and Charlotte, N.C., as well […]
MITCH WEISS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — At North Carolina smoke shops and other retailers, the warning signs are going up. A law banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors takes effect Thursday. Retailers now face the same misdemeanor charge if they sell e-cigarettes to a minor as they already did for other tobacco […]
By Justin Rocket Silverman / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Where there’s smoking, there’s no longer fire — but there’s plenty of heated debate. Electronic cigarettes, known to smokers as e-cigarettes, are lighting up the city as puffers snuff out their butts in favor of the refillable, rechargeable alternative, which produces a not-so-smelly vapor instead of pungent smoke. […]
by Bill Keller Smokers may be able to smoke in vehicles and their homes, but there are fewer public places to light up. Now, even electronic cigarettes are banned on Hennepin County property. Most private buildings have a rule about smoking near entrances, but a new law is cutting a new way to cut cravings […]
NEW YORK — New Nielsen convenience store data indicates that electronic cigarette sales could hit $1 billion this year, with that figure jumping to $1.7 billion when factoring in online sales. Leading e-cigarette sales at c-stores is Lorillard Inc.’s blu eCigs brand, according to Bonnie Herzog, managing director of tobacco, beverage and consumer research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC. She […]
San Francisco, CA – William Cooke and Donovan Fogt, UTSA kinesiologists, have received a $30,000 seed fund from the University to help investigate the health effects of electronic cigarettes. They will be teaming up with Assistant Professor Caroline Rickards at the University of North Texas to help gather data about the effects of e-cigarettes and the […]
By Michael Crusan – email Eau Claire (WQOW) – Electronic cigarettes are technically smoke free, but some businesses and health experts are drawing the line to put them out. This alternative to smoking is receiving mixed reviews in Eau Claire. “Have the brown filter, the white battery, I mean it looks just like you’re naturally smoking a […]
Andrew Henderson / Featured Stories, Fulton News For many of us, it seems like a lifetime ago when we were asked if we wanted to be seated at the smoking or non-smoking section in our local restaurant. For Zachary and Matthew Metott, it was an actual lifetime ago. The Metott boys turn 10 years old this year and […]