Moorhead leaders discuss licensing e-cigarette vendors, abolishing lengthy tobacco sampling

By: Erik Burgess, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Hoping to curb sales to minors, the city could soon require e-cigarette vendors to be licensed and subjected to compliance checks like traditional tobacco sellers. State law in Minnesota – and local ordinances in West Fargo and Fargo – prevents the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. But because Moorhead doesn’t […]

You Now Have To Be 21 Years Old To Buy Cigarettes In New York City

Agence France Presse  | by  Brigitte Dusseau New York raised the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21 on Sunday, in its latest initiative to encourage healthier behavior among residents. The law, signed November 19 shortly before former mayor Michael Bloomberg finished his third term, had a six-month waiting period before it came into effect — but […]

With few regulations, e-cigs grow in popularity throughout area

By: Patrick Springer, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Aaron Templin tried quitting smoking multiple times but his efforts always fizzled after a matter of days. Nicotine patches or gum never appealed to him as the path to cessation. Then, at a friend’s suggestion, he tried one of the much-in-vogue electronic cigarettes, which are tobacco-free but allow users to […]

Partial indoor e-cigarette "vaping" ban heads to Dayton for signature

Posted by: Abby Simons, Star Tribune A retooled measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes—commonly known as “vaping”– in some public places head to Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk for signature into law. The measure re-passed the House 93-35 and the Senate 52-13 Thursday as part of the Health and Human Services Policy omnibus bill, […]

Article about third-hand nicotine from e-cigarette exposure wins award

by Stone Hearth News An exploration of third hand nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes was given the top Addiction Science Award at the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)—the world’s largest science competition for high school students. The awards are coordinated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes […]