Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Denver, Colo . – Today, the Denver City Council voted 8-3 to end to the sale of many flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes and menthol flavored products. However, the City Council exempted hookah, pipe tobacco including tobacco for roll-your-own cigarettes and premium cigars and delayed the implementation of the new

LANSING, MI – Cancer patients and survivors are marking the American Cancer Society's 46th annual Great American Smokeout tomorrow by calling on elected officials to protect the health of all Michigan residents by implementing strong tobacco control legislation. "Nearly 70% of people who currently smoke cigarettes want to quit, and

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California will hear oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit brought by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and the American Medical Association (AMA), claiming that the Food and Drug Administration’s

Denver, Colo . – November 17, 2021 – Today, the Denver City Council Safety, Housing, Education, and Homelessness Committee voted unanimously, 7-0, to end to the sale of many flavored tobacco products including e-cigarettes and menthol flavored products. However, the City Council Committee exempted hookah, pipe tobacco and premium cigars.

LANSING, MI – “Today, Gov. Whitmore signed into law legislation capping the tax on premium cigars at 50 cents per cigar. The Michigan legislature has again put Big Tobacco above the health of Michiganders by giving the industry a tax break. It is important that tobacco taxes apply to all

BEAVERTON, Ore.—Nov. 2, 2021—Today, the Washington County Commissioners passed an ordinance to prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes, making them the first county in Oregon to pass a flavored tobacco policy. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was one

ACS CAN President Lisa Lacasse expresses concern over FDA's approval of four flavored tobacco products.

The Food and Drug Administration announced this afternoon it has issued marketing orders for the first e-cigarette products authorized by the agency.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —According to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than two million middle and high school students report using e-cigarettes in 2021, 85% of whom say they use flavored e-cigarette products. The study, based on