Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) applauds today’s FDA announcement of a ban on menthol cigarettes, products that the tobacco industry has long used to target African Americans.
Read MoreBloomberg News: Groups cite ‘predatory’ tobacco targeting of African Americans; Request is addressed to organization’s Human Rights Council
Read MoreUSC News: Models and celebrities exhaling clouds of e-cigarette smoke in music videos promote vaping to young adults in unregulated product placements, two USC studies show.
Read MoreEagle News Online: The Baldwinsville Central School District has joined more than 100 school districts across the nation in a class-action lawsuit against vaping juggernaut Juul Labs, Inc.
Read MoreJersey Shore Online: The Freehold Regional High School District is now one of nearly 130 districts across the country to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul.
Read MoreLA City Attorney: The Court’s Order enjoins Kandypens from engaging in youth-targeted marketing, and mandates compliance with California’s tobacco laws.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: Policy could be paired with proposal to ban menthols; FDA must decide whether to pursue menthol ban by April 29.
Read MoreWVDM: School systems and parents have taken precautions to protect students from the COVID-19 pandemic, but with in-person learning ramping back up, there’s another epidemic that parents should be aware of: the e-cigarette epidemic.
Read MoreInforum: New Minnesota law removed penalty for underage possession of tobacco products.
Read MoreForbes: Practices like vaping, however, can throw off the oral microbiome's delicate balance, leading to health concerns for the mouth and the rest of the body.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: E-cigarette brand resumes online sales of its disposable vaporizers, saying they now contain ‘tobacco-free nicotine’
Read MoreNYC Health: There are risks associated with smoking, vaping (also known as e-cigarette use) and COVID-19, but resources are available to help you quit or cut back.
Read MoreCCX Media: Youth vaping remains at epidemic levels according to a new state survey. The 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey says about 1 in 5 high school students use e-cigarettes and 70% of high school and middle school students report signs of nicotine dependence.
Read MoreHouse Committee on Oversight and Reform: “On March 6, 2020, the Subcommittee initially presented evidence to FDA that all U.S. sales of Puff Bar products were illegal and subject to immediate FDA enforcement action.”
Read MoreCNBC: The FTC is issuing orders to five e-cigarette companies including Juul and R.J. Reynolds for information on 2019-2020 sales, advertising and promotional data.
Read MoreCumberlink: By promoting vaping to a young, impressionable audience from a position of fame, these women added one more appeal to the already dangerously popular e-cigarette usage in American teens.
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 MoreThe Providence Journal: Tobacco is killing people all around the country, and as other states enact bold, evidence-based policies to protect their residents, Rhode Island legislators must do more to protect our friends and family.
Read MoreNevada Appeal: While COVID-19 has grabbed the headlines, it has overshadowed another health crisis in the Silver State – youth vaping, which is addicting teens to nicotine and damaging their brains and bodies.
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.
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