BOSTON — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on black smokers and young people. “The proposed rules would help prevent children from […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among black smokers. The Food and […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Attorney General Josh Stein has joined with 22 other Democratic attorneys general asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban Menthol cigarettes. In a press release on Jan. 22, Stein […]
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