Tobacco

Limiting Access to Tobacco Harm Reduction Products Harms Public Health
The FDA’s decision to stop Juul from selling e-cigarette products in the U.S. will harm public health.

Vaping Saves Lives
Tobacco harm reduction products like e-cigarettes are effective tools that help adults successfully quit smoking.
Good News Out of the Philippines on ENDS Products
How foreign grant money turned the tide of ENDS products in the Philippines.

Massachusetts Tobacco Flavor Ban Simply Shifted Markets
Massachusetts became the first state to permanently ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products in an effort to stop youth vaping and improve health. The law just shifted markets.

States Should Not Raise Taxes on Tobacco Products
Tobacco products have become target increases in the United States and the world.

Moonshine Vaping Coming Soon to Your Neighborhood
The FDA and Congress are moving fast to ban all flavors used in vaping devices.

FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Weighs in on IQOS
On January 24 and 25, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) nine-member Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) reviewed the Modified Ri

FDA Advisory Committee to Discuss New Tobacco Harm Reduction Product
The Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) became law in June 2009 and gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and

Up In Smoke: What Happened to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Money?
In November 1998, forty-six US states, along with the District of Columbia and five US territories, and the major tobacco companies entered into a contract of an extraordinary nature. (The other four states, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, and...

The Clock is Delayed but Still Ticking for E-Cigarettes
The Family Smoking and Prevention Tobacco Control Act Tobacco became law in June 2009 and gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of all tobacco products. On

Connecticut and Pennsylvania Pass Budgets
As we finish our Halloween candy and start preparing for Thanksgiving, each of the fifty states has now passed its required budget. As forty-nine of the fifty states require a balanced budget, which means the politicians can’t always resort to...

Second Hand Smoke
The California Assembly proposed Senate Bill 1400, introduced by Sen.