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Experts React to Surgeon General’s Report on Youth E-cigarette Use
by Lindsey Stroud December 12, 2016Experts were not impressed with the latest Surgeon General’s report on e-cigarettes which played on fears of youth tobacco usage using biased data and science, and may actually negate the…
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
States Should Not Increase Tobacco Use Age to 21
by Lindsey Stroud May 2, 2016Some states, including California and Illinois, are now considering proposals that would increase the legal age limit required to consume tobacco and tobacco-like products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 years old to 21. Hawaii was the first state to enact such laws, which became effective January 1, 2016.