Philadelphia Flavored Tobacco Ban Proposed
Philadelphia will consider banning flavored tobacco. Last week, Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., D-4, introduced legislation that would ban flavored tobacco in the city. A hearing is…
Worcester, Mass. Bans Flavored Tobacco in Some Locations
Worcester, Mass. has banned flavored tobacco at retailers that are not adults-only, which means that convenience stores and similar establishments will not be able to…
FDA Announces ANPRM on Flavored Tobacco Restrictions
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is once again asking for input from the public about tobacco, this time about flavored tobacco. Today, FDA…
Winthrop, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age from 18 to 21
Winthrop will become the latest Massachusetts town where you must be 21 to purchase tobacco. On Tuesday, the Winthrop Board of Health voted to raise…
Bedford, Mass. Raising Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21, Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Effective Jan. 1, the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Bedford, Mass. will be 21. The town’s Board of Health voted to raise the minimum…
FDA Plans to Reevaluate Premium Cigar Regulation in 2018
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), announced “major policy goals” for the agency in 2018 and reevaluating the regulation…
St. Louis Park, Minn. Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
The Minneapolis, Minn. suburb of St. Louis Park has approved a ban on the sale of nearly all flavored tobacco products, a change that will…
San Leandro, Calif. Bans Flavored Tobacco Sales, Caps Tobacco Retailers
City leaders in San Leandro, Calif. voted on Monday to ban the sale of flavored tobacco within city limits, as well as establish a new…
Easthampton, Mass. to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Restrict Flavored Tobacco Sales
The Easthampton, Mass. board of health approved an increase to the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21-years-old at its monthly meeting…
Oakland, Calif. Passes Ban on Flavored Tobacco
The sales of flavored tobacco in Oakland, Calif. will soon come to an end, as on Tuesday the city council approved a ban on retailers…
San Francisco Voters to Decide Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously decided to uphold their ban on the sale of flavored tobacco, which means that it will…
