INSIDER - One tobacco giant — Reynolds American — is actively spreading millions of dollars to hundreds of state-level political candidates and political action committees, according to an internal corporate governance document reviewed by Insider.
Read MoreMissoulian: The bill will also overturn local protections approved by the Missoula City Council that protect children from being targeted with candy-flavored tobacco products.
Read MoreBozeman Daily Chronicle: This bill, and one like it, House Bill 106, threaten to roll back protections against indoor use of e-cigarettes, including safeguards we currently enjoy.
Read MoreThe Montana Standard: It’s an insult to blow smoke in someone’s face. That’s what Big Tobacco and its enablers in the Legislature are doing to Montanans right now, and we should all be offended.
Read MoreMontana Public Radio: On a vote of 8 to 4 the Missoula City Council Monday night passed the ordinance banning the sale of all flavored vaping products within city limits, extending five miles out into the county. It also requires retailers to keep all tobacco products behind the counter and away from underage minors.
Read MoreMissoulian: The Missoula City Council will vote Monday on a flavored tobacco ordinance that prohibits the sale of flavored electronic tobacco products and self-serve access to all tobacco products, after council's Public Safety and Health Committee approved Wednesday amendments to a proposed ordinance which previously sought to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the city.
Read MoreMissoulian: Habit and routine formulate a teenage version of "normal."Often those habits can be influenced by malevolent forces such as nicotine. In fact, 58% of high schoolers in Montana admit to having once used a vaping device.
Read MoreMissoula Current: Saying they’ve lost decades of tobacco prevention efforts to a resurgence of vaping products laced with “kid friendly” flavors, health officials from across Missoula on Wednesday urged members of the City Council to ban the sale of flavored tobacco.
Read MoreMissoula Current: The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would end the sale of flavored e-cigarettes to youth.
Read MoreAP News: Montana’s health department is proposing a permanent ban on the sale of flavored vaping products in response to increasing youth e-cigarette use, the agency said Tuesday.
Read MoreMissoulian: It should come as no surprise that the same processes that cause these tobacco- and nicotine-related health problems would weaken the body’s defenses against COVID-19.
Read MoreTobacco Free Kids: As the world combats the coronavirus (COVID-19), it has never been more important to keep our lungs healthy. One of the best ways to do this is to quit smoking and vaping – and to prevent young people from ever starting in the first place.
Read MoreNIH: You’ve probably heard a lot about vaping lately. You might also know about the recent outbreak of lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping in the U.S. But those aren’t the only risks that come with vaping. Here’s what you need to know.
Read Moresmokefree.gov: Quitting vaping can be easier when you prepare in advance and have a plan. Find out what steps you can take to get ready to quit vaping.
Read MoreMashable.com: After years of declining nicotine use amongst teens, rates have once again surged amongst young people thanks to e-cigarettes. One in four high school students now vapes.
Read MoreMontana Public Radio: Montana’s temporary ban on flavored e-cigarette products officially ended Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s back to business as usual for vape retailers.
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