NEWS ABOUT VAPING
News from around the country about the dangers of e-cigarettes, the youth vaping epidemic and nicotine addiction, and the fight to keep JUUL and its copycats away away from kids.
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NEWS ABOUT VAPING
News from around the country about the dangers of e-cigarettes, the youth vaping epidemic and nicotine addiction, and the fight to keep JUUL and its copycats away away from kids.
YahooNews: Top New York City officials announced Thursday that the city is suing 11 distributors of vaping devices in a lawsuit that seeks to end their illegal distribution and create a new fund to warn youngsters off nicotine. Dorian Fuhrman, cofounder of Parents Against Vaping, described the city’s lawsuits as a “first step,” but said much more needs to be done.
News12NewYork: “We had a program where we sent volunteers across the city...of the 300 or so stores that we sent volunteers into, more than 70% of them were selling illegal flavored vapes. That is absurd and it’s important to close those loopholes and give the authorities better ability to enforce the law because a city without laws cannot thrive,” Meredith Berkman told News 12 New York.
NewYorkPost: You can’t walk through New York City without being overwhelmed by the smell of cannabis as thousands of unlicensed smoke shops spread like poisonous weeds.
Fox5: Watch Parents Against Vaping cofounder Meredith Berkman speak up about the problem of unlicensed shops selling illegal products in NYC.
TimesUnion: With vague language in the law creating loopholes and impeding enforcement, many stores are still selling the e-cigarette products.
TheBostonGlobe: Massachusetts’ highest court issued a ruling Friday upholding a groundbreaking bylaw in Brookline that bans anyone born in the 21st century from buying tobacco in town, likely opening the door to other communities to pursue similar rules.
WABI5: On February 12, 2024, the Hallowell City Council voted to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city. Councilor Michael Frett who made the deciding vote said it’s the right thing to do “what I’ve heard with regard to flavored tobacco and its outreach, it is an item that I view as dangerous to the youth of the city.”
NBC4: The Ohio Senate voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto on a provision prohibiting local governments from enacting regulations on the sale of tobacco — including by banning flavored tobacco products. The policy, which will go into effect in three months, means that newly-enacted flavored tobacco bans in Columbus, Worthington and other central Ohio cities cannot be enforced.
The Macomb Daily: Jennifer Jackson, PAVe advocate, social worker, and mother of four talks about the struggles that her son has had since he started vaping at the age of 14.
The Baltimore Sun: The bill, which was backed by the Baltimore Orioles, would prohibit the use of all forms of tobacco, including smokeless products, inside Oriole Park at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium.
The Washington Post: The Biden administration’s looming decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes should not be difficult.
CNN: The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday the seizure of about 1.4 million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products, including commonly used brands such as Elf Bar and Funky Republic, which has received warnings from the agency over the sale and distribution of unauthorized products that appeal to minors.