Evidence Piles Up Showing Vaping Is Not Sparking More Youth Smoking
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Evidence Piles Up Showing Vaping Is Not Sparking More Youth Smoking

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Vaping is not serving as a gateway to traditional smoking, and inaccurate reporting on the health effects of electronic cigarettes is hurting the chances of smokers who are trying to quit, according to a new medical research paper. Public health researchers from the University at Buffalo and the…

Man Literally Goes Up In Flames Smoking Crack On NY Sidewalk
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Man Literally Goes Up In Flames Smoking Crack On NY Sidewalk

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr An unidentified man smoking crack on a sidewalk in New York City set himself on fire after putting a lighter that was still lit in his pocket. The bizarre scene unfolded Sunday in the Brooklyn neighborhood Bedford-Stuyvesant. Ziearre Flowers, 18, captured it on video while passing by with…

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Smoking Bans – Who Should Decide?

By Rebekah Fiedler (Stonegait Institute) More and more groups are popping up around the country advocating for state and local governments to implement smoking bans in privately owned bars, restaurants, and other establishments saying that second-hand smoke is a danger to society and that bans imposed on smoking is necessary for the health and safety of workers and patrons. At…

Medical Study: Smokers Switching To E-Cigarettes Unlikely To Go Back

Medical Study: Smokers Switching To E-Cigarettes Unlikely To Go Back

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 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the study examined vapers– smokers and those who do both for a period of two years and wanted to see how effective e-cigarettes were in keeping…

Smokers Should Lose Custody Of Their Kids, Says Nation’s Top Anti-Tobacco Lawyer

Guy Bentley Parents who smoke around their kids should be challenged for custody, according to the country’s leading anti-tobacco lawyer. John F. Banzhaf, a law professor at George Washington University Law School and founder of Action on Smoking and Health, touted the proposal at the North American Regional Conference of the International Society for Family Law Monday. Banzhaf also…

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FDA Announces Rule To Ban 99 Percent Of E-Cigarettes

Guy Bentley   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published long-awaited rules Thursday that could ban 99 percent of e-cigarette products and wreck industry innovation for years to come. Passed in 2009, the Tobacco Control Act says all e-cigarette products released after February 15, 2007, (predicate date) will have to go through the Pre-Market Tobacco…

Millions of Californians Just Lost Another Right
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Millions of Californians Just Lost Another Right

Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill Raising Smoking Age to 21 After years of spouting the “my body, my choice” rhetoric, California Democrats have now turned on the concept of self ownership. Starting June 9th, it will be illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the magical, state-approved age of 21. While critics of this law have…