NewsOK.com | WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said Philip Morris can sell a cigarette alternative that heats tobacco without burning it, opening the door for the company’s effort to shift smokers toward newer products. The Food and Drug...
By Jenna Portnoy | The Washington Post Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a bill Monday to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21, a measure they say is aimed at reducing teen use of...
Reuters – Nandita Bose Walmart said Wednesday it will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 across its U.S. stores starting July 1. The retailer will also discontinue the sale of fruit-and dessert-flavored electronic...
By JULIA JACOBO Apr 23, 2019, 6:09 PM ET Walgreens has risen the minimum age to buy tobacco to 21 years old after it received criticism from the FDA earlier this year for selling tobacco products to minors. The policy will be implemented chain-wide starting Sept. 1,...
By: Joseph Cunningham | April 2, 2019 Most of us have heard of secondhand smoke, but a newer term, thirdhand smoke, is gaining traction as research is showing the potential dangers, and the links between exposure and disease. Thirdhand smoke, or THS, is nicotine and...
