The Tobacco Endgame

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  • A youth-led movement to end flavored tobacco sales in Hawaii

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    Op-Ed: Youth advocates call on state legislators to end the sale of flavored tobacco in Hawaiʻi or restore counties’ authority over tobacco regulationsBy Maui members of the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaiʻi Youth Council On average 1,400 Hawaiʻi residents die every year from a tobacco-related illness. Ninety-five percent of smokers start before the age of…

  • Juul settlement payment of $225 million is preliminarily approved

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    Courtesy of Tobacco Reporter: Juul Labs secured preliminary court approval on Jan. 20 of a $255 million settlement resolving claims by consumers that it deceptively marketed e-cigarettes, reports Reuters. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco said the proposed class action settlement was “fair, reasonable and adequate.” The settlement is part of a larger, global…

  • California Attorney General Rob Bonta takes strong action to enforce California tobacco control laws

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    https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/new-tobacco-enforcement-law-set-go-effect-january-1st-attorney-general-bonta With New Tobacco Enforcement Law Set to Go into Effect January 1st, Attorney General Bonta Releases Guidance to Businesses SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released guidance to help businesses across the state comply with the new law regarding implementation of the flavored tobacco ban. Effective January 1st, Assembly Bill (AB) 3218, builds…