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California Governor Raises Tobacco Use Age To 21

May 04, 2016
At the same time, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill allowing "counties to levy higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax."
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E-cigarettes work by heating up a fluid that contains the drug nicotine, producing a vapor that users inhale. The devices are most popular among young adults, ages 18 to 24, a federal survey indicates.

Most E-Cigarette Users Are Current And Ex-Smokers, Not Newbies

Oct 27, 2015
A large study suggests some may use e-cigarettes to quit smoking tobacco. But the survey also shows that nearly 10 percent of young adults who have never smoked tobacco have used the devices.
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Gov. Sandoval Signs Bills Covering Vaping, Hemp, More

Jun 05, 2015

CARSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Brian Sandoval is continuing his bill-signing blitz, including measures on vaping and industrial hemp farming.

The Republican governor signed two dozen bills on Thursday. He has 10 days from the end of the legislative session to sign or veto measures.

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Nicotine exposure at a young age "may cause lasting harm to brain development," warns Dr. Tom Frieden, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Use Of E-Cigarettes Triples Among U.S. Teens

Apr 16, 2015
Even as the use of traditional cigarettes and most other tobacco products dipped or stayed the same from 2013 to 2014, the use of e-cigarettes climbed among students in high school and middle school.
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Those were the days: A stewardess lights a cigar for a passenger aboard an American Airlines flight in 1949.

Will Vaping Reignite The Battle Over Smoking On Airplanes?

Feb 24, 2015
It's been 25 years since people could light up with impunity on domestic airline flights. But that doesn't mean they're not still trying. And e-cigarettes are reviving conflict over clean air aloft.
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Vapor from an e-cigarette obscures the user's face in a London coffee bar.

E-Cigarettes Can Churn Out High Levels Of Formaldehyde

Jan 21, 2015
Unexpectedly high levels of the cancer-causing chemical were found in an analysis of the vapor from e-cigarettes, researchers say.

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