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Trump compares proposed ban on flavored e-cigarettes to the Prohibition

Trump compares proposed ban on flavored e-cigarettes to the Prohibition and warns restrictions could fuel a black market of dangerous products President Trump held a White House meeting with the American Vaping Association, lawmakers, and US health officials on Friday Previously, Trump proposed a ban on flavored e-cigs to combat the youth vaping epidemic and… Read More »

Trump’s F.D.A. Nominee Sidesteps Questions About Banning Flavored Vaping Products

President Trump’s nominee for Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, declined to answer questions from senators in both parties about whether he would push for a ban on flavored vaping products at a confirmation hearing Wednesday. The questions placed Dr. Hahn, a cancer executive without any Washington or governing experience, at the… Read More »

Massachusetts lawmakers OK bill to ban flavored tobacco, levy 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes

A smoker is engulfed by vapours as he smokes an electronic vaping machine. Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty Images The Massachusetts Senate has approved legislation banning the sale of flavored tobacco products and levying a 75% excise tax on e-cigarettes as state officials aim to curb a spike in underage vaping. The bill, which… Read More »

California lawmaker withdraws bill banning flavored tobacco products after ‘hostile amendments’

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus. AP Photo | Steven Senne LOS ANGELES — A proposed California bill that would prohibit sales of flavored tobacco products in stores and vending machines in the nation’s most populous state was withdrawn Thursday. State Sen.… Read More »