How Big Tobacco used women’s equality struggles to sell cigarettes

The Virginia Slims slogan, "You’ve come a long way, baby" is just one of many examples of a major tobacco industry strategy to target women: linking smoking to "women's freedom, emancipation, and empowerment."

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truth^® Ambassadors inspire others to go tobacco-free

Eleven young leaders from across the country are designing and executing local projects to inspire tobacco-free communities as our newest class of truth Ambassadors. Take a look at what each ambassador will accomplish during their year-long program.

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A new warning about unauthorized e-cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration has issued nearly two dozen warning letters to retailers and manufacturers for illegally selling flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes. The agency says these letters are just the first in a series of ongoing actions to combat devices being sold without premarket authorization.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Florida — The Senate passed a bill to allow cities and counties to restrict smoking in public parks. Under current law, the state controls smoking regs, thereby limiting the role of local governments.
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Idaho — The state House passed a bill that would require retailers that sell e-cigarettes to be permitted through the state and inspected by the Department of Health and Welfare to ensure products aren’t sold to minors.
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New Mexico —– Gov. Grisham signed into law a bill establishing a licensure process for e-cigarette and other tobacco product retailers and creating a Tobacco 21 policy.
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West Virginia — The state legislature passed a bill that would move a portion of interest out of a rainy day fund and into a tobacco cessation fund which would be used by the Division for Tobacco Cessation to develop evidence-based quitting programs.
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