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Juul e-cigarettes are seen on the counter of a vape store in Santa Monica

Health Jun 23

FDA bans Juul vaping products as part of nicotine crackdown

Politics Apr 11

WATCH: Biden takes fresh aim at ‘ghost guns’ with new rules

President Joe Biden is taking fresh aim at "ghost guns," the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes.

By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Nation Dec 28

Shelves full of cigarettes are pictured at a CVS store in the Manhattan borough of New York on February 5, 2014. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters
Age limit now 21 across US for cigarettes, tobacco products

Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the U.S.

By Linda A. Johnson, Associated PRess

Nation Dec 17

Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 26, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul

Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs.

By Matthew Perrone, Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Health Oct 17

Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 26, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes

The voluntary step is the company's latest attempt to weather a growing political backlash blaming its flavored-nicotine products for hooking a generation of teenagers on electronic cigarettes.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Aug 15

FDA makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration proposed 13 new warnings that would appear on all cigarettes, including images of cancerous tumors, diseased lungs and feet with amputated toes.

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May 08

Walmart raises minimum age to buy tobacco in its stores to 21

By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

The world's largest retailer said the new rules will take effect in July in an effort to combat tobacco sales to minors.

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Apr 16

Tobacco companies pay billions to compensate for smoking-related illness. Is it enough?

By Charles Betley, The Conversation

April 15 is Tax Day, as well as the date each year on which the largest tobacco companies pay $9 billion dollars to states because of tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But what is the real cost…

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Dec 07

Marlboro maker invests $2.4 billion in marijuana provider

By Associated Press

One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market.

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Jul 17

Watch 9:02
Educators worry students don’t know vaping health risks

By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week

It looks like a flash drive, can be hidden anywhere and doesn't create tell-tale smoke. Across the country, the use of these e-cigarettes are spiking among youth, but parents often aren't even sure what they are and many teens mistakenly…

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