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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

Nation Dec 28

Age limit now 21 across US for cigarettes, tobacco products

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

Health Aug 15

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
FDA makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes

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.

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Nation May 08

Walmart signs are displayed inside a Walmart store in Mexico City, Mexico March 28, 2019. File photo by REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
Walmart raises minimum age to buy tobacco in its stores to 21

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

By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press

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

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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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Jun 17

Will San Francisco’s ban on flavored tobacco spark a national trend?

By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science

Despite a multimillion dollar campaign by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds, San Francisco will soon implement the most comprehensive restrictions on e-cigarettes in the country. The move is already sparking other cities to follow.

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Dec 15

Teens don’t always know what they’re vaping, study says

By Michael Rios

The study, called Monitoring the Future, was released Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan. It surveyed more than 43,000 eighth, 10th and 12th graders across the country in early 2017 about their…

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