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Juul Labs, the California-based vape company behind the popular line of Juul vaping products, announced late last month that it’s spending $30 million to support a combination of state and federal initiatives aimed at raising the minimum tobacco product buying age to 21. The announcement comes in the wake of a federal crackdown on the …
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Later this year, voters in the state of Florida will have the opportunity to vote on a couple of issues that have been lumped together in one amendment: offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and vaping in public spaces. That’s right, these two areas of concern have been lumped together into one amendment instead …
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Come July, vapers in New South Wales will be under the same usage restrictions as cigarette smokers thanks to new laws passed earlier this month. That’s right, starting this July, those who vape in public places where smoking has already been prohibited will find themselves subject to the long arm of the law. Those who …
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The unincorporated Illinois county known as Kane County is considering raising the legal age requirement for purchasing and possessing tobacco products from 18 to 21. If the county decides to raise the age requirement, it would make it the twentieth locale in the state to raise the legal tobacco age to 21, the Daily Herald …
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Employees of the Presidential Personnel Office (PPO), which is located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across the street from the White House that sometimes plays home to current U.S. President Donald Trump, are reportedly drinking and vaping inside of the office in which they work, The Washington Post reported. According to the report, PPO employees, of …
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Ivanka Trump, the daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, traveled to Waukee, Iowa earlier this month to tour a job training and science facility. During which, she participated in a series of science experiments that were being conducted by students, including one in which she tested the nicotine content of e-juice. E-juice, for those that …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned with youth exposure to tobacco products and this includes electronic cigarettes and other nicotine vaping devices, which is why the agency has begun to take steps aimed at diminishing youth e-cig use. Notably, the FDA is inclined to encourage smokers to switch to modified risk tobacco …
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The city of Mount Pleasant, the fourth largest in South Carolina, has banned e-cigarette use in workplaces across the city. The new citywide electronic cigarette ban comes after the Town Council voted unanimously (9-0) in favor of the ban in February of this year. Neither the public nor the members of the council spoke for …
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After FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., shared a message on Twitter reiterating the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s stance on combustible tobacco products and initiation of youth to tobacco products, Juul Labs, makers of the Juul brand of vaping products that serve as an alternative to conventional cigarettes, shared a message on the social networking …
A couple of groups advocating for tobacco control initiates, HealthJustice Philippines and Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA), are calling upon the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that all tobacco products sold in the Philippines are emblazoned with graphic health warnings depicting the negative effects smoking can have on the human body. By their …