Empowering State and Local Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Products to Protect Youths
CDC Report Warns E-Cigarettes Are Causing Smoking Rates To Increase In The U.S.
Vapers Who Don't Smoke Tobacco Still Have High Chances of Developing a Respiratory Disease
"In a letter to the FDA, Attorney General Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general argue that such a prohibition would save thousands of lives and should be implemented immediately. Despite the overall decline in non-menthol smoking, the prevalence of menthol smoking has remained constant in recent years and disproportionately impacts youth and communities of color."
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NC attorney general calls on FDA to ban menthol cigarettes
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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein released a statement on Friday, calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban menthol cigarettes. The full statement …
"Right now, our tobacco taxes don't do that," said Dr. Rob Crane, president of the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation.
As for illegal sales to teens and enforcement of the 21 or older law, he said: "Ohio fails our kids. Our underage sales numbers are sickening."
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Lung association says Ohio is failing to curb tobacco use
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The American Lung Association gave Ohio mostly failing grades for its attempts to curb tobacco use, including not taxing cigarettes high enoughThrough comprehensive evaluations of 33 statewide Tobacco 21 laws, the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation concluded there is much more to be done to protect kids from the harms of tobacco use and nicotine addiction. See how your state stacks up at tobacco21.org/state-grades/
Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation Evaluates Statewide Tobacco 21 Laws
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Finds That Most States Lack Adequate Enforcement
