ICYMI: The Tobacco Industry’s Renewed Attack on Research and Reality

Public health leaders and researchers joined Truth Initiative to discuss how tobacco companies are infiltrating major news outlets and overtly co-opting the language and look of public health organizations. Learn about the latest Truth Initiative Impact Series “Undermining Scientific Integrity: The Tobacco Industry’s Renewed Attack on Research and Reality.”

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Truth Initiative applauds FDA, DOJ for filing for permanent injunctions against six illegal e-cigarette manufacturers

We applaud the FDA and DOJ for filing suits, for the first time, to bar six e-cigarette manufacturers which have been marketing their products illegally for far too long from continuing to sell their products.

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This week in tobacco policy news

Nashville – The Metro Council passed an ordinance to prohibit smoking in businesses limited to ages 21 and older. The law will not apply to hookah bars, hemp vapor bars, cigar bars, and tobacco and vape shops. The law will go into effect March 1, 2023. Smoking indoors has been illegal in most Tennessee establishments since the passage of the Non-Smokers Protection Act in 2007. That law exempted some businesses restricted to ages 21 and up, but state lawmakers passed a law in July allowing local governments to regulate smoking and vaping in those venues.
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New York City – The Health Department released a new report emphasizing the need to address the root causes of smoking inequities, with recommendations on how to make progress.
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