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Category Archives: Law and Politics
E-cigarettes soon to be regulated by FDA
Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the U.S. government to quickly regulate and restrict access to e-cigarettes after new data showed use of the products tripled among high school and middle school children last year. The figures released … Continue reading
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Smoking Age to be raised to 21
After considering the impact of increased usage of tobacco products among teenagers on public health, state senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) has introduced a legislation that would increase the minimum smoking age in California to 21 from 18. Hernandez, who … Continue reading
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How taxpayers can save $497 million per year by banning smoking from public housing
Smoking isn’t just expensive for smokers: The costs associated with the habit in subsidized housing approach nearly half a billion dollars annually. Nearly $497 million could be saved every year if smoking were universally banned in subsidized and public housing, according to a new study by … Continue reading
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E-cigarette indoor ban proposed
Who proposes banning e-cigarettes indoors In a report the health body recommends banning their indoor use and says sales to children should stop. The WHO urges manufacturers not to make claims the devices can help people quit smoking – until … Continue reading
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E-cigarettes challenged by both law and science
E-cigarettes are devices that are made up of a tube, a battery and a liquid-filled cartridge. When the user presses a button, the solution in the cartridge is heated and turns into vapour, which is inhaled. Most resemble the shape … Continue reading
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House OKs FDA regulation of tobacco products
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government would for the first time have regulatory powers over the tobacco industry under a bill the House approved Thursday after years of campaigning by anti-smoking forces. The measure, passed 298-112, gives the Food and … Continue reading
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Texas lawmakers need to pass statewide smoking ban
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong last week put a famous face on the legislative battle to ban smoking statewide in public indoor places, including restaurants and bars. At a rally outside the Capitol, Armstrong invoked his own successful … Continue reading
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