Trump Backs Raising Vaping Age, but Backpedals on Flavor Ban
President Donald Trump said he’s open to increasing the age for buying e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, but is resisting an outright ban, which he...
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JUUL Chief Executive Kevin Burns Steps Down — Tobacco Exec K.C. Crosthwait Takes His Place
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Audrey Conklin – JUUL Chief Executive Kevin Burns has stepped down and been replaced by tobacco company Altria Chief Growth Officer K.C. Crosthwait. – The...
Want to Solve the Vape Crisis? End Marijuana Prohibition
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The “Great Vape Scare of 2019” is well underway, as more than 380 people have been diagnosed with a severe lung condition that has been...
Media Headlines Leave THC Out Of Link To Fatal Vaping-Related Illness
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Audrey Conklin photo by: Lindsay Fox – Major news outlets have reported on the dangers of e-cigarettes following the Sept. 6 release of a CDC...
Landmark Vaping Study Finds E-Cigs ‘Substantially Improve’ Health
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The push by U.S. regulators to crush the electronic cigarette industry may be slowing in the wake...
Anti-Vapers Say E-Cigarettes Drive ‘Tobacco Epidemic’
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by Steve Birr Proponents of a new tax on electronic cigarettes are blaming the devices for tobacco use among children and claim they are contributing...
Advocates of Tobacco Tax on E-Cigarettes Use Dead Kids in Ad Campaign
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by Steve Birr Anti-tobacco advocates are launching an advertisement campaign centered on dead children in support of raising the tobacco tax and applying it to...
California Moves Against ‘Public Threat’ Of E-Cigarettes With A Tax
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by Steve Birr Voters in California will decide on a contentious ballot initiative aimed at regulating the electronic cigarette industry and hiking tobacco taxes. Proposition...
Medical Study: Smokers Switching To E-Cigarettes Unlikely To Go Back
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By Guy Bentley Smokers who successfully quit using e-cigarettes are far less likely to relapse and pick up tobacco, according to a new study. Published...
FDA Lives In ‘Alternate Universe’ When It Comes To E-Cigarettes
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Guy Bentley In a Twitter exchange with Jeff Stier, a senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research, the FDA refused to accept that...