Maine to see new taxes and minimum wage increase in 2026
WMTW ABC 8: Taxes on streaming services, cannabis, and tobacco go into effect in the new year.
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New Kentucky law requires retailers to sell tobacco products using a license
Spectrum News 1: A new Kentucky law requires retailers to sell tobacco products using a license. It allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Authority to investigate and enforce the law, handing out fines to any retailers selling without a license.
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California creates first unflavored tobacco list aimed at reducing youth smoking
ABC 10: California has unveiled its first Unflavored Tobacco List, banning the sale of noncompliant flavored products.
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Vape shop to pay $460K for illegally selling tobacco, nicotine to minors in Arizona
AZFamily: A vape shop with several Valley locations must pay back thousands of dollars for illegally selling tobacco and nicotine to underage customers, according to Arizona’s attorney general.
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Alabama bill SB9 would prohibit indoor vaping, legally classify as smoking
ABC News Channel 9: Alabama's Senate Bill 9 aims to modernize the state's indoor air quality laws by treating electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens, the same as traditional tobacco smoking in indoor public spaces.
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Experts issue warning on looming change that could drive up youth vape use: 'Just awful'
Yahoo News: Vaping rates among American teenagers have hit record lows. However, experts fear those numbers may begin to rise again after federal cuts have shut down key anti-vaping campaigns.
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InvestigateTV+: More teens are obtaining vapes through online, social media purchases
InvestigateTV: More teens are obtaining vapes illegally, purchasing them online and through social media. PAVe Advocate, Donna Bartlett, shares her son’s struggle with vaping and how easy it is for teens to purchase vapes online.
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Toddlers are swallowing nicotine pouches at an alarming rate
MLive: Young children are swallowing nicotine pouches at an increasing rate, prompting a warning from a Michigan health system.
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Referendum 310 results: Denver’s ban on flavored nicotine survives with strong voter support
Denverite: More than 70 percent of early ballots supported Referendum 310, which would keep the city’s “flavor ban” in place.
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Smokeless tobacco products now prohibited at Detroit professional sports stadiums
CBS News: Smokeless tobacco products, including nicotine pouches, are now prohibited in all professional sports stadiums in the City of Detroit.
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Tiburon targets youth vaping by banning all tobacco sales
North Bay Business Journal: Tiburon is poised to ban the retail sale of all tobacco vaping products.
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New law in New Haven aims to keep vapes, e-cigs and other tobacco products away from children
Eyewitness News 3: A new law in New Haven aims to keep vapes, e-cigs and other tobacco products away from children.
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New law raises age to buy tobacco products to 21 in Arizona
AZPM: A new law takes effect Friday in Arizona to raise the age to buy or possess tobacco products from 18 to 21.
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As public health agencies warn of vaping harms, Nevada State University goes tobacco free
Las Vegas Weekly: The fight to keep cigarette smoke and vape clouds off Nevada’s college campuses has been decades in the making, but Nevada State University’s recently enacted tobacco-free policy means 8,400 more students will see added pressure to curb or quit the habit this fall.
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RFK Jr.'s MAHA report on children's health leaves something out: nicotine
NPR: PAVe advocate, Frances Daniels, and PAVe cofounder, Meredith Berkman, call out the new federal report on children’s health for ignoring nicotine entirely.
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Governor Hochul Announces Largest Criminal Vape Enforcement Action in New York History
New York State: State Police Make Arrests as State Health Department Targets Online Sellers Illegally Shipping E-Cigarettes to Communities Across New York
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New regulations on vape products in Alabama now in effect
WSFA 12 News: New regulations on vape products in Alabama are now in effect. House Bill 8 requires vaping products sold in Alabama to be manufactured in the United States, and convenience stores can only sell the 34 tobacco and menthol-flavored e-cigarette products authorized by the FDA.
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Alabama lawmaker prefiles bill to ban vaping in public places
News 4: Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) is looking to add a phrase to the Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act that would ban the use of an electronic nicotine delivery system in public places like restaurants, malls and sports facilities. The legislation is called Senate Bill 9.
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Young teens in Nevada face mounting health risks as vaping surges
Las Vegas Sun: Youth tobacco use in Southern Nevada is surging, fueled by the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes — a trend that has compelled the Southern Nevada Health District to declare youth vaping a “serious public health concern.”
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Eagle passes a ban on flavored tobacco, becoming the 14th Colorado municipality to approve one
CPR News: In a move meant to limit youth consumption of nicotine, the town council in Eagle passed a ban on flavored tobacco Tuesday.
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