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New York City Council approves ban on all flavored e-cigarettes as US officials backpedal
The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban flavored e-cigarettes as officials seek to curb a spike in underage vaping. The ordinance bans all flavored e-cigarette and vaping liquid flavors except for tobacco.
Massachusetts lawmakers approve bill banning flavored tobacco and levying 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes
The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and levying a 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes as state officials aim to curb a spike in underage vaping. The bill, which passed in the state House earlier this month, would make Massachusetts the first state to ban menthol cigarettes, which anti-smoking advocates say are designed to appeal to children.
San Francisco approves ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarette liquids
San Francisco residents overwhelmingly voted to uphold a ban on all flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarette liquids. The city’s supervisors approved the measure last summer, but tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds and a coalition of businesses and industry associations challenged it. Nearly 70 percent of voters supported the ban, according to San Francisco’s election results.
Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor used and current flavors used by 20,836 adult frequent e-cigarette users in the USA – Harm Reduction Journal
Background Understanding the role that flavors play in the population’s use of e-cigarettes and the impact that flavored e-cigarette products have on the population’s use of more harmful tobacco products, like conventional cigarettes, has been identified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a public health research priority.
Vaping risks for youth continue to emerge
A new school year has started and “No Vaping” signs have popped up in middle and high schools. Schools take vaping seriously and many confiscate vaping materials and impose disciplinary actions. Vaping with a pod system is growing swiftly among Canadian teens, and addiction experts are worried.
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