How Big Tobacco’s marketing of flavored products appeals to youth
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Dec. 12, 2019
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How Big Tobacco’s marketing of flavored products appeals to youth ([link removed])
A joint Counter Tools and Truth Initiative^® study of tobacco marketing in two cities found that nearly every store located near a school had exterior ads for flavored tobacco products and those tobacco products were cheaper in neighborhoods with higher percentages of young people. Read the full report to see what local communities can do to develop strong tobacco control policies around flavors.
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3 things parents should know about the health risks of video games ([link removed])
Some video games topping holiday wish lists this year — including the most anticipated release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — contain smoking imagery that could be putting the health of young people at risk.
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The power to regulate e-cigarettes ([link removed])
A federal court ruled earlier this week that the Food and Drug Administration does indeed have the authority to regulate e-cigarettes. That’s a victory for public health — next on the agency’s agenda should be removing flavored e-cigarettes from the market.
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Action needed: Youth and marijuana ([link removed])
People who begin using marijuana before age 18 are 4 to 7 times more likely to develop marijuana use disorder. Our marijuana policy statement outlines the regulatory actions and strategies needed right now to protect those young people.
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Genesee County, Michigan — The state appeals court struck down the county’s Tobacco 21 law, stating the county can’t adopt a regulation that is stricter than state law, which allows tobacco sales those 18 and older.
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Las Vegas, Nevada — A councilman struck his own ordinance to prohibit smoking and vaping in all city parks, saying he wasn’t sure the bill had enough votes to move forward.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — The City Council passed a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, the sale of cartridges or pods containing more than 20 milligrams per millimeter of nicotine (except in adult-only stores) as well as flavored cigarillos.
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