All posts tagged "flavored tobacco"
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Tobacco harm reduction–not prohibition–is the path forward for Maine
Last month, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is developing...
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Lawmakers fund cessation efforts but retreat on more sweeping tobacco taxes and regulations
With the 130th Maine Legislature’s second session completed, except for a veto day...
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Tobacco provisions stripped from bill in HHS Committee to repurpose the Fund for a Healthy Maine
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Health and Human Services (HHS) voted to advance...
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Health committee holds hearing on bill to increase tobacco tax, impose flavor ban
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Health and Human Services (HHS) convened on February...
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Portland City Council votes to end mask mandate, ban flavored tobacco
The Portland City Council voted unanimously on February 7 to ban the sale...
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Push to ban flavored tobacco products undermines public health
On November 9, the Portland City Council’s Safety Committee voted to approve a...
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Lawmakers right to nix flavored tobacco ban in final budget agreement
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Sunday to advance a supplemental budget, and...
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Appropriations Committee removes flavored tobacco ban from final budget agreement
A measure that would have compensated for the expected loss in revenue from...
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Maine’s flavored tobacco ban is destined to fail
As we all learned in our high school history classes, the United States...
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Governor Mills’ flavored tobacco ban, state bailout is dead wrong
When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, he provided state and local...
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Debunking the myths of Maine’s proposed flavored tobacco ban
Now that the dust has settled on the Health and Human Services Committee...
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New Hampshire the beneficiary of New England’s misguided tobacco policies
Last week, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee held a public hearing on...
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Maine’s flavored tobacco ban goes too far
The Maine Legislature will soon debate LD 1550, a bill that would ban...
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How would banning flavored tobacco products impact Maine’s budget?
This week, the anti-tobacco organization “Flavors Hook Kids” held an online news conference...
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Federal anti-smoking bill would infantilize adults
Just over a month ago, Washington policymakers worked across party lines to raise...
