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The DEA Joins the FDA in THC Vapes Crackdown

Federal agencies that drive the United States' domestic and global drug war have been enlisted by the Food and Drug…

September 26, 2019

Banning Menthol Cigarettes Criminalizes Black Communities, Say Advocates

Smoking might be out of vogue, but flavored cigarette bans—like those of flavored vapes—are trending. Several cities in the United…

September 24, 2019

Why the Proposed US Vape Flavors Ban Risks Global Harm

The Trump administration’s announcement of plans to ban all flavored vaping products will cause more harm than good. It will…

September 16, 2019

Trump Announces Disastrous Plan to Ban Flavored Vapes Across the US

President Donald Trump announced on September 11 that he wants the Food and Drug Administration to plan to pull flavored…

September 11, 2019

The Mystery Lung Disease Caused by “Vaping” Was a Textbook Drug Panic

The opportunity that tobacco harm reduction haters have been waiting for finally arrived. On September 4, Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D)…

September 10, 2019

Boulder, CO Bans Vape Flavors and Seeks to Tax Vapes Much More Heavily Than Cigarettes

On September 3, Boulder, Colorado joined a handful of other cities across the country by banning e-cigarette flavors, which have…

September 4, 2019

Man Who Died of OD Was Allegedly “Kicked Out of Treatment for Smoking”

I can’t lose everything,” Paul Reithlinghshoefer told his mother when he relapsed back to using heroin in early 2017. Feeling…

August 19, 2019

The World Health Organization Blithely Denies Vaping Science

In a recent report on global tobacco control policy, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to deny a growing body…

August 8, 2019

Federal Court Ruling Threatens Smaller Vape Companies’ Survival

Smaller manufacturers of vaping products face a major obstacle to survival after the release a few weeks ago of long-overdue application guidelines for market…

August 1, 2019

African Experts Explain Their Challenges in Reducing Tobacco Harms

Major obstacles to tobacco harm reduction exist in high-income, “western” countries from the United States to Australia. Yet it’s vital…

July 29, 2019