tobacco

Mar 16, 2021
How smokers have boosted state tax revenue during the pandemic
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Some states got an unexpected bump from tobacco taxes. The number of people smoking has declined steadily, except in 2020.
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Nov 25, 2019
How grassroots activists fought Big Tobacco
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Regulation of the tobacco industry didn’t happen overnight.
Feb 8, 2019
Tobacco sales can be hard to quit
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Big pharmacy chains like Walgreens and Rite Aid market a healthy lifestyle, while also selling cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Dec 20, 2018
Marlboro manufacturer makes a big bet that the future is vaping
Today the Altria Group – the tobacco giant that used to be known as Philip Morris – announced it’s spending $12.8 billion to buy a 35 percent stake in Juul Labs. That’s the e-cigarette maker that dominates the vaping market here in the U.S., and which some public-health advocates worry is getting another generation hooked […]
Nov 17, 2018
Menthol ban would undo years of marketing to African Americans
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After World War II, tobacco companies found blacks slightly preferred menthol more than whites; decades of marketing followed.
Nov 15, 2018
Juul pulls social media accounts ahead of FDA regulations
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E-cigarette company, Juul announced it’s taking steps to curb its appeal to potential underage users. It has made its Facebook and Instagram accounts inactive. Juul also is pulling several flavored tobacco products, including mango, cucumber and fruit, from retail stores until sellers adopt a new age-verification system limiting buyers to 21 and older. Critics of […]
Nov 13, 2018
FDA may seek to regulate menthol and e-cigarettes
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Regulatory changes would face a process that could take years and face litigation.
Oct 23, 2018
Weather and trade tensions worry tobacco farmers
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Farmers in North Carolina face losses from recent storms and Chinese tariffs.
Oct 23, 2018
Weather and trade tensions worry tobacco farmers
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Farmers in North Carolina face losses from recent storms and Chinese tariffs.
Feb 1, 2018
CDC director resigns over investments
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned from her post as acting director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. This came after a report in Politico which detailed a series of stock purchases made by Fitzgerald, including shares of tobacco companies. Politico reporter Sarah Karlin-Smith spoke with Marketplace host Amy Scott, and she said the conflict between […]