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FDA OFFICE OF MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND TOBACCO: Advancing new policies aimed at preventing youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on advancing new policies aimed at preventing youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars

CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS: Illinois Poised to Become 8th State to Raise Tobacco Age to 21

Illinois is poised to become the eighth state to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 as the state legislature approved the measure today and sent it to Governor J.B. Pritzker for his signature.

SIPP INDUSTRIES, INC.: Submits CBD Beer Formula to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Company receives official approval of Wholesale License from TTB allowing expansion into additional states

Taxes make up more than 75 percent of tobacco products' retail prices

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 32 countries -- representing 10 percent of the world's population -- have taxes on tobacco products.

JTI and Plug and Play partner to create Vapetech

JTI, a leading international tobacco company that owns both Winston and Camel, and Plug and Play, a global innovation platform from Silicon Valley, have partnered to run Vapetech.

JUUL produces research to show safety of e-cigarettes

A clinical study by Juul Labs was presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco 2019 Annual Meeting found that vapor products are a good alternative to regular cigarettes.

FOOTE, CONE & BELDING: FDA & FCB Bring Dangers of Cigarette Addiction to Life in New Video Game for Xbox

Award-winning director Darren Aronofsky and biggest gaming influencer in the world support the latest installment of "The Real Cost"

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: WHO urges governments to enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, including in motor sport

WHO is urging governments to enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship at sporting events, including when hosting or receiving broadcasts of Formula 1 and MotoGP events.

CVS HEALTH FOUNDATION: CVS Health Fights Rise In E-Cigarette Use Among Young Adults With More Than $1 Million In New Giving To Advance Tobacco-Free Policies On College Campuses

82 colleges and universities receive grants from CVS Health Foundation, American Cancer Society and Truth Initiative to help deliver a tobacco-free generation

Low-income Richmonders would be hit hardest by proposed cigarette tax, experts say

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney recently proposed a 50-cent cigarette-tax increase as part of his 2020 budget, a move that experts say would hit the city’s low-income residents hardest.

1.5 million more students used e-cigarettes in 2018 compared to a year earlier

A million and a half more middle and high school students used e-cigarettes last year compared to 2017, according to newly released findings from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey.

SOUTHEAST ASIAN TOBACCO CONTROL ALLIANCE: Philippines: Anti-smoking advocates see higher sin tax as key vs TB

ANTI-SMOKING advocates renewed on Friday, March 22, their call for higher tax rates for cigarettes saying it would be beneficial in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in the Philippines.

Philippine lawmaker moves to ban e-cigarettes amid trend for backyard manufacturing

A lucrative — and potentially dangerous — cottage industry is growing up around electronic cigarettes in the Philippines, and at least one lawmaker wants to stop it in its tracks.

Proposed laws would crack down on flavored vaping products

Vaping — the act of inhaling vapors, usually through an electronic cigarette, created by heating an “e-liquid” — is touted by e-cigarette manufacturers as safer than inhaling tobacco and a way to help cigarette smokers to quit. According to a press release issued by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), if her new law passes they’re going to have to prove that or stop producing flavored vaping liquids.

US firm VapeWild expands into Ireland with new office, website

With the opening of an office in Dublin, American manufacturer VapeWild will be able to sell and distribute its vaping products across the Republic of Ireland.

Vape maker JUUL reports its products help smokers abandon combustible cigarettes

Could e-cigarettes be the gateway out of smoking traditional combustible cigarettes?

Tobacco products made in U.S. down 27% in December

Tobacco products manufactured in the United States in December of last year exceeded 13 billion, representing a 27.4 percent drop over products manufactured during the previous month, according to newly released Department of the Treasury numbers.

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