Tag: Minnesota
Minnesota Launches New Quitting Program For Smoking, Vaping and Chewing Tobacco
Called Quit Partner, the program offers free personal counseling over the phone and online, and sends free NRTs such as nicotine lozenges, gum, and...
Another Study Suggests That E-Cig Taxes Just Encourage Regular Smoking
Every 10% increase in e-cigarette prices, dropped e-cig sales by 26%, and increased traditional cigarette sales by 10%.Titled, “The Effects of E-Cigarette Taxes on...
Economic Research: High E-Cig Taxes Lead to Increased Smoking Rates
Studies keep indicating the effectivity of vaping products and electronic cigarettes as smoking cessation tools. Despite this, many entities misunderstand the products and insist...
Minnesota Bans Vaping in Most Public Spaces
Bill author Rep. Laurie Halverson, DFL-Eagan, said that the aim of this legislation would be to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean air...
Minnesota May Ban Vaping in Indoor Spaces
Earlier this month, the House voted in favour of the ban (100-25), in a move which was certainly fuelled by the current fear of...
Minnesota: A Proposal To Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
House File 3532, also known as the “Tobacco 21" bill was proposed by state Rep. Dario Anselmo, R-Edina. "Three billion dollars of hard costs...
Minnesota laments about e-cigs’ rise in popularity, despite leading to all...
Last Thursday, the Minnesota Health Department stated that for first time since 2000, tobacco use is on the rise. Wrong: The only rise recorded...
City regulators throw out new vape age limit ban
Less positively, a prominent European health conference has focused on vaping – and produced a lot of bad science in the process. At least...
Minnesota: An ordinance to include e-cigarettes in the definition of “smoking”
Update on November 17, 2016: Kandiyohi County adopted a new smoke-free ordinance on November 15 that goes into effect on January 1, 2017. E-cigarettes...
Minnesota : Drop in fatal fires linked to rise in vaping
"We are on record pace for having the lowest number of fire deaths ever in Minnesota, and we surely hope that pace continues," said...
