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Why Are Legislatures Banning Flavored Tobacco?

Retailers should contact their state legislatures to explain how flavored tobacco bans impact their business. Back in 2009, the federal government issued its first flavored...

‘Snus has Sweden on track to be world’s first smoke-free country’

‘Snus has Sweden on track to be world’s first smoke-free country’ Only five percent of the Swedish population smokes, meaning the country may soon lay...

N.B. health minister says legislation pending, as opposition calls for clamp down on youth vaping

New Brunswick’s health minister says further legislation to combat youth vaping is on the way, as the opposition calls for more to be done. Health...

Proper Funding, Not Prohibitions, Right Way to Address Youth Vaping

Under the guise of “protecting the children,” lawmakers in Maine are attempting to ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vapor products. While protecting children...

High school seniors who used e-cigarettes may have otherwise been cigarette smokers: Evidence from Monitoring the Future (United States, 2009-2018)

Studies have indicated that youth who use e-cigarettes are more likely to progress to cigarette smoking; however, the likelihood that these youth would have...