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Know your history to keep it from repeating itself. The tobacco timeline below can arm you with important and eye-opening facts. Here’s a timeline of some of the top bans throughout history: The increased rate of tobacco bans in recent years is alarming. It’s up to us to speak out against these regulations and protect our rights while we still …
For the proposed regulation to take effect, FDA must establish that there’s a health difference between menthol and non-menthol cigarettes. So far, FDA hasn’t indicated a health difference but has pointed to certain studies suggesting that menthol cigarettes might lead to earlier initiation, greater dependence or more difficulty with quitting than non-menthol cigarettes. It should be noted that there are …
The proposed bans would remove menthol cigarettes from the market, restrict sales of flavored cigars and drastically limit access to flavored vapor products. Learn how these bans will affect you and sign up to get notified about future developments or actions you can take. > What Flavor Bans are the FDA Targeting? In short, their targets are menthol cigarettes and …
> How to Talk About Tobacco Legislation is changing quickly which means that your rights are changing too. Learning how to talk about tobacco may take some practice and patience. Prepare yourself with the following points: > Dealing with Cynics We don’t all think alike, and that shouldn’t keep you from standing up for what you believe in or having …
> Beyond Cigarettes and Vaping Products There are many different tobacco products out there, but we often don’t hear much information about cigars or smokeless tobacco products. The chatter is quiet, but things are definitely happening legislatively that affect how much you pay for your favorite product. > Smokeless Tobacco Other tobacco products (OTP) include dip, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, cigars, …
> Unpacking the cost of cigarettes. Cigarettes seem to get more expensive all the time. Prices continue to rise because of tax increases specifically on tobacco products and it creates a real burden for the average adult smoker. In an attempt to increase revenue, many states are pushing for and passing legislation to raise cigarette taxes, but it’s at the smoker’s …
> What is a flavor ban? A flavor ban is a ban on the added flavors found in cigarettes, smokeless tobacco products and vaping products. Currently, the only added characterizing flavor in cigarettes is menthol, but there are numerous characterizing flavors available for those who prefer either vape or smokeless tobacco products. > What happens if a flavor ban is …
