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It is well established that tobacco use addicts and kills. For decades, the power of the tobacco industry blocked measures that would have protected the…

The Vermont House gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that would raise the legal age to purchase and use tobacco products in the state to 21.The bill…

Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs will become a smoke- and tobacco-free campus. The move also includes the banning of e-cigarettes and vaping…

The Essex County, New York Board of Supervisors passed a new local law this week that raises the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.In a…

The Vermont Senate has voted down a proposal to raise the smoking age in the state to 21.Several Democratic senators had been crafting the proposal…

The fight against tobacco use is global: approximately 1 person dies from a disease caused by tobacco use every six seconds around the world. New York…

After two days of floor debate, the Vermont House has sent a bill to the Senate that would raise the smoking age.House bill 93 would increase the age for…

A bill that was before the Vermont House to raise the smoking age was sent back to committee Tuesday for fiscal review.The House bill would prohibit…

A legislative task force is expected to decide whether to recommend that Connecticut lawmakers vote to ban smoking in vehicles when a child is inside.The…

The New York Times recently exposed how the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the lobbying arm of Big Business in America, was advancing the cause of the tobacco…