Dec 17 Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul By Matthew Perrone, Richard Lardner, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 17 Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:30 This cancer survivor wants to stop kids in the Philippines from lighting up By PBS News Hour As smoking rates have fallen in the U.S. and Europe, tobacco companies have focused their advertising elsewhere, especially Asia. In the Philippines, 25 percent of the population smokes, and cigarettes are a leading cause of death. But one former smoker… Continue watching