NNPA NEWSWIRE — The August 10 “When Good People Write Bad Policy” panel event urged lawmakers to study the effects of a menthol ban by launching a...
It’s hard to believe that with the amount of damage that the tobacco industry has inflicted on the Black community, that there are still Black organizations...
With an almost all-Black cast and crew, “Bottled Spirits” tells the story of 50-something Louise, a native of West Oakland, a community once known as the...
Oakland leaders need to act soon to close a loophole in the city’s tobacco retail ordinance. In 2017, the Oakland City Council adopted an ordinance that...
By Reverend Al Sharpton and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Frustrated by the slow pace of federal action, state attorneys general are waging their own campaigns against the sale and advertising of...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest tobacco companies are suing the Food and Drug Administration over recent guidelines that they claim...
MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s largest tobacco companies are suing the Food and Drug Administration over recent guidelines that they claim...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and...
MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, AP Tobacco Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s biggest tobacco companies asked a federal appeals court Monday to set aside a series of court-ordered advertisements...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Some schools are getting tougher on e-cigarettes, even punishing possession of the devices more harshly than regular cigarettes. The devices, which...
(CNBC) – This past year was all about the “vape.” But the trend in which smokers inhale vapor from tobacco, marijuana and other nontobacco-based liquids...