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By Reuters December 9, 2024- Sixteen EU countries asked the European Commission on Monday to propose a new law in the coming months on taxing tobacco in the bloc to include new products such as electronic cigarettes – vapes – which are not covered under existing legislation. The initiative, led by the Netherlands, has the... View Article

By HealthDay (as seen in US News & World Report) December 4, 2024- People who smoke and vape are less able to break free of their nicotine addiction than folks who only have one of those habits, a new review concludes. Instead, these “dual users” are more likely to eventually drop vaping and continue smoking tobacco,... View Article

By Joe Rubino, The Denver Post (in MSN) December 4, 2024- A Denver City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a measure that would ban sales of most flavored tobacco and nicotine products in the city, despite strong objections from the industry and retailers that sell e-cigarettes and vapes. The council’s Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee voted 6-1 to... View Article

By Devin Dwyer, ABC News December 2, 2024- The Supreme Court on Monday was divided over whether the Food and Drug Administration had unlawfully rejected millions of flavored e-cigarettes for approved sale in U.S. over concerns about nicotine addiction among young people. During oral arguments in a case that could have a significant impact on public health,... View Article