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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Senate moves to exempt sole store targeted by bill to ban tobacco sales near schools
A Senate version of a bill to ban tobacco sales within 300 feet of a school would allow existing, licensed stores to keep tobacco sales.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Maine bill limiting tobacco sales would impact just 1 store
The House approved a bill Tuesday that would ban the sale of tobacco products within 300 feet of schools. But it would impact only 1 store in the state – and it's in Portland's West End.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores
Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
BIW union asks for smoking areas in shipyard after ‘increased fires’
Bath Iron Works' current zero-tobacco policy forces employees to leave company property to smoke.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2021
Maine group pushes ban on flavored tobacco products
A coalition of health and social justice advocates says many of the flavored and metholated products are designed to appeal to children, especially in communities of color.
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PublishedJune 8, 2019
Bill to add tobacco tax to vaping products moves forward
The bill calls for an additional tax on all electronic cigarettes and other vaping products, at a rate similar to cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Circle K fights to keep its cigarette sales lit
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PublishedMay 10, 2018
Why you should ask your kids about juuling
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2014
Obama praises CVS for pulling tobacco from shelves
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2014
Two teenagers face drug charges in Farmington
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