Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes new tax on vapes, nicotine pouches

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LANSING — Nicotine products like vapes and oral pouches would face the same 32% wholesale tax as most tobacco products under a new proposal from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that...

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Help Combat Fake Vapor Products

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The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), and Juul Labs, Inc. are working with law enforcement and community leaders to promote...

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Smokescreen: some vape firms pivot after FDA crackdown

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LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Some e-cigarette companies targeted by U.S. authorities have altered their business model or changed their corporate structure, including by transferring operations to offshore firms,...

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Kamala Harris Tried To Ban Newports And Flavored E-Cigs

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Kamala Harris tried to get menthol cigarettes banned in a move that would have taken away people’s Newports, records reveal. This decision could cost her the votes of the...

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EPA to Begin Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Goo Smoke Shop Site in Clinton Township, Michigan

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CHICAGO (Aug. 21, 2024) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the start of cleanup of hazardous waste resulting from a fire and multiple explosions earlier this year at...

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Cigarette Smoking Rate in U.S. Ties 80-Year Low

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Cigarette smoking in the U.S. is at a low point, according to eight decades of Gallup trends. Currently, 11% of U.S. adults say they have smoked...

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Operation Smoke Out: Suffolk police to crack down on underage vape sales

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A new effort is being made to stop underage vaping in Suffolk County. Suffolk County Executive Ed Romain, Legislator Mazzarella, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Waring announced Operation Smoke Out...

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Georgia Cops Are Still Hassling Vape Stores Over Legal Products

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Courts have repeatedly ruled that delta-8 and delta-10 products are legal. So why are officers and district attorneys still raiding shops? In 2022, Reason reported that local police departments...

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Explosive fire at vape supplier site outside Detroit kills 1, injures firefighter

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CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a building which housed suppliers for the vaping industry caused multiple explosions that killed one person and injured a firefighter...

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Illinois’ new e-cigarette ban takes effect on New Year’s Day

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ILLINOIS – Starting on New Year’s Day, e-cigarette use will no longer be permitted in indoor public spaces in Illinois. It’s part of an amendment to the Smoke Free Illinois...

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