Texas Tribune: Caught off guard by the increase in teen vaping, schools are grasping every tool at hand, including expulsions and suspensions. In some districts, students can face harsh discipline and jail time for having a vape pen in their backpack.
Read MoreKXVA-TV: Hendrick Cancer Center and the ATEMS High School Student Council have teamed up to create an educational program to leverage peer pressure for good to encourage youth to avoid electronic cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.
Read MoreNewsweek: The leader of Texas A&M University System announced Tuesday that vaping and smoking e-cigarettes will be banned on "every square inch" of each campus throughout the state.
Read MorePortland Press Herald: A proposal to ban all flavored tobacco products in Maine is gaining momentum, with key Democratic lawmakers and some Republican lawmakers lining up behind the bill.
Read MoreBangor Daily News: The Bangor School Department will receive a piece of a settlement with major companies that produce tobacco products and e-cigarettes that have become popular among students across the country.
Read MoreThe Maine Monitor: Although the Maine AG and a key e-cigarette manufacturer fail to agree on a deal over marketing tactics, cities are imposing bans on sales.
Read MoreCBS News: A 92% tax on e-cigarettes went into effect in Vermont Monday as part of an effort to curb youth vaping in the Green Mountain State.
Read MoreNew York Amsterdam News: Governor Kathy Hochul has courageously included a proposal in her Executive Budget to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, but the legislature is dragging their feet (as they’ve done for years). It’s well past time for lawmakers to pass the menthol ban on both city and state levels to protect Black lungs and Black futures.
Read MoreWCAX-TV: Vermont high school students are marching in Montpelier Thursday in opposition to youth vaping and smoking.
Read MoreASPiRE: A case study of the Saint Paul, MN comprehensive tobacco regulation to increase prices, reduce advertising, and reduce commercial tobacco use
Read MoreKGUN 9: E-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. market in 2007 and have steadily gained popularity. A recent health report from Help Advisor and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows the state of Arizona ranks second for the sharpest rise in vaping in teens and young adults.
Read MoreAnchorage Daily News: Alaska posted the nation’s highest rate of increase in electronic cigarette use by young adults from 2016 to 2021, according to a report tracking patterns in all the states.
Read MoreNewsmax: On Tuesday's "Wake Up America," Dr. Frank Contacessa and Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping, explained the dangers of vaping and said parents need to educate themselves.
Read MoreMass.gov: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined attorneys general from across the country to announce a $462 million multistate settlement, including $41 million for Massachusetts, with JUUL Labs Inc. (JUUL) for their role in contributing to the youth vaping epidemic nationwide.
Read MoreNY.gov: New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured the largest multistate agreement with JUUL Labs Inc. (JUUL) and its former directors and executives for their alleged role in contributing to the youth vaping epidemic that led to a rise in underage e-cigarette vaping nationwide.
Read MoreSpectrum News 1: Appearing in upstate New York on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to immediately investigate "Elf Bar" vape cigarettes that he said are made in China and targeting students in New York through social media and kid-friendly flavors.
Read MoreLohud: In proposing to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to curtail the tobacco industry’s most pernicious tactic for targeting and addicting kids, Black people and other communities.
Read MoreFinancial News: E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc, will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive e-cigarettes to minors.
Read MoreKARE News: Minnesota accuses Juul of unlawfully targeting young people with vaping products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine.
Read MoreWGME News: The Bar Harbor Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in town.
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