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, 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 […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is on track to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products, joining states like New York and Massachusetts in an effort to slow the spread of the harmful habit among […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marlboro-maker Altria said Tuesday that cigarette sales continued to decline in its last quarter as the company pushed to expand sales of an alternative heated-tobacco product. The Richmond, Virginia-based company reported second-quarter […]
RALEIGH — Those under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the U.S. due to a new federal law. North Carolina retailers knew the change was coming after […]
RALEIGH, N.C. — The damage to North Carolina’s agriculture industry from Hurricane Florence could reach well into the billions of dollars. “I think it’s easily going to be in the billions of dollars,” N.C. Agriculture […]
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