Menthol cigarettes

Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) – May 28, 2021 – 00:00 MANILA, Philippines – The bill regulating the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vapers in the country was passed by the House of Representatives last Tuesday. By a vote of 192 to 34 with four abstentions in plenary, …

The May 24 Press Herald’s main editorial, “Our Take: Stop Tobacco Companies from Targeting Young People,” reflects the uninformed and militant rhetoric around this important issue and overlooks many important facts. As we’ve learned throughout history, government prohibition doesn’t work. Banning flavored tobacco will not discourage use by young people. …

(WTNH) – State lawmakers are negotiating the state budget for the next two years. We are told that the decision to ban all flavored tobacco products is concluded in these discussions. A new poll from the Mellman Group indicates that there is broad support to ban not only e-cigarettes and …

Felicia Nimue Ackerman, monthly contributor, is professor of philosophy at Brown University. Are you tired of the media’s constant promotion of positive thinking? In her 2009 book “Bright-Sided”, Barbara Ehrenreich critiques this trend and emphasizes that dissatisfaction is the engine of progress. You might enjoy the book’s dedication, “To Complainants …

The House of Representatives approved at third and final reading on Tuesday, May 25, a bill that would regulate the manufacture, distribution and use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. (PIXABAY) A total of 192 members of Congress voted to pass Bill 9007, or the Non-Combustible Nicotine Delivery Systems …

Electronic cigarettes have been pushed into the market as a safer alternative to smoking – a solution that would help people break out of this deadly habit. Instead, it’s the opposite, as vaping products with names like “Blue Razz” and “Frozen Lime Drop” attract teens who might never have been …

The Food and Drug Administration’s announcement of a ban on menthol cigarettes spawned one of the strangest political alliances in recent memory. Civil rights and social justice groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union are lining up with law enforcement organizations, libertarians and conservatives in criticizing the attempt to …

I am a Hallowell resident and retired public health professional with over 40 years of experience in tobacco policy in Maine. Throughout my career, I have heard countless doomsday predictions from the tobacco industry and their surrogates. When Maine last increased the tobacco tax over 15 years ago, it predicted …

It took a pandemic to quit smoking in more than 1,000 gambling halls in the United States. Now that the economy is reopening, tobacco opponents are urging elected officials and casino operators to make the restriction permanent. In New Jersey, the casino smoking ban – like indoor masking, capacity restrictions, …

Critical expert advice on vaccination issues Marin Public Health Officer Dr Matt Willis Says “There is a very noisy small minority of people who can see this as some sort of conspiracy or conspiracy” regarding vaccinations and COVID-19 rules (“Marin Vaccine Opponents Ring Against COVID Policies,” May 19). Since COVID-19 …