A statewide effort to ban all flavored tobacco products across Maine stalled in the Legislature last year.
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Sensors help schools address student vaping
For Edward Little High School, having the sensors and a substance misuse counselor has worked to curb some vaping among students.
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Maine to get up to $11.6 million in Juul settlement with states over teen vaping
Maine is set to receive between $10.7 and $11.6 million in payments made annually over the next 6 to 10 years.
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Lawmakers hear conflicting arguments on bill to ban sales of flavored tobacco products in Maine
Proponents said the ban would save lives and protect children from tobacco manufacturers’ marketing efforts, but others said a ban would simply drive consumers into New Hampshire to buy products.
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FDA bars sales of most e-cigarette pod flavors after 30 days
The ban affects the fruit- and mint-flavored pods but does not apply to menthol- or tobacco-flavored cartridges.
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Farmington selectmen approve 2.54 percent raise for employees
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night approved a 2.54 percent pay increase for town employees, which will go into effect after the town meeting in March. Town Manager Richard Davis said the increase will keep the town in line with the consumer price index, and does not apply to unionized employees, whose […]
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Why you should ask your kids about juuling
At a high school in Maryland’s capital city of Annapolis, the principal ordered doors removed from bathrooms to keep students from sneaking hits in the stalls. A school system in New Jersey installed detectors in its high schools to digitally alert administrators to students looking for their next “rip.” And recently in Fairfax County, Virginia, […]
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Surgeon General sounds alarm on teens’ use of e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation’s youth. In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of “vaping,” but said e-cigarettes aren’t harmless and too many teens are using them. “My concern is e-cigarettes […]
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New federal rules to ban e-cigarette sales to minors
E-Cigarette vs. Cigarette Use in Adolescents | HealthGrove WASHINGTON — The federal government on Thursday announced sweeping new regulations for electronic cigarettes that could upend the multibillion-dollar industry and for the first time require e-cigarette makers to submit their products for a safety review. Before brands are allowed to stay in the market, regulators would […]
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Portland adds e-cigarettes to public smoking ban
PORTLAND — Maine’s largest city has approved a measure prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public places. The Portland Press Herald reports the Portland City Council voted 7-1 in favor of the ban Monday. The measure added e-cigarettes to the city’s anti-smoking ordinance, which was updated in 2013 to prohibit smoking in public spaces such […]