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 MorePORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - As of Wednesday, you can no longer buy flavored tobacco products in Portland or Brunswick.
Read MoreL.A. Times: Los Angeles will ban many businesses from selling tobacco products that come in sweet, spicy and minty flavors under new restrictions backed Wednesday by the City Council.
Read MoreJN: Several health and safety concerns that apply to nicotine e-cigarettes may translate to nonnicotine e-cigarettes.
Read MoreTobacco Reporter: The use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in healthcare expenditures—more than $2,000 per person a year
Read MoreAAAS: High levels of potentially dangerous coolants like menthol in vaping products.
Read MoreUNC Lineberger: Effective anti-vaping advertisements geared to teens have the greatest impact when they emphasize the adverse consequences and harms of vaping e-cigarettes, use negative imagery, and avoid memes, hashtags and other “teen-centric” communication styles, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Read MoreCNN Health: The US Food and Drug Administration proposed on Thursday a rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Read MoreLA Times: Using the specter of Floyd’s tragic death and the social justice protests it inspired, Harris suggested that prohibiting menthol cigarettes would increase policing in Black communities and create a new layer of racism in America.
Read MoreWashington Post: More than 4 in 10 told the health agency they felt ‘persistently sad or hopeless.’
Read MoreReuters: Los Angeles County can ban all sales of flavored tobacco products, including vape juice and menthol cigarettes, a divided federal appeals court held Friday in a loss for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco and two sister companies.
Read MoreMashable: If you're looking for an effective stress reliever, vaping nicotine ain't it.
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Read MoreNBC 11 News: Hazmat officials say the batteries in vape pens and e-cigarettes are hazardous to the environment, and batteries can cause fires.
Read MoreKFI AM 640: A split panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act allows the county's ban on certain tobacco products, striking down a challenge by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other companies.
Read MoreHartford Courant: For the second consecutive year, the Connecticut legislature is considering a bill that would ban flavored e-cigarette products in an attempt to tackle what has become a vexing issue for some parents and public health officials after decades of progress curbing youth nicotine consumption.
Read MoreTruth Initiative: Many tobacco users falsely believe tobacco products can relieve stress or anxiety. The idea that tobacco products curb the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal is often misinterpreted as a beneficial effect on mental health, according to research on the effects of quitting smoking on mental health.
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