Smoking and Tobacco

Containing vaping: Midwestern states act to keep e-cigarettes away from teenagers as deaths and lung injuries proliferate

Jon Davis

Monday, October 14, 2019 at 03:52 PM

Vaping burst into the national consciousness this summer when hundreds of people reported lung damage and at least 12 people died from what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “vaping-associated pulmonary injury.”...

CSG Members Discuss the Future of Medicaid

Debra Miller

Friday, September 8, 2017 at 12:42 PM

Proceedings of the Medicaid 201 Leadership Policy Academy, Sept. 13-15, 2017

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States, Feds Restrict E-Cigarette Use Among Youth

Shawntaye Hopkins

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 11:13 AM

A new rule by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that bans the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 will go into effect Aug. 8. In most cities and states, however, selling e-cigs to anyone under 18 is already prohibited. In some cases, restrictions apply to those under 19 or 21. On May 4, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that prohibits the sale, and purchase, of tobacco products and electronic devices that deliver nicotine to anyone under 21. The law makes California the second state, after Hawaii, to change its smoking age to 21.

FDA Releases Final Rules to Regulate E-Cigarettes

Debra Miller

Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 01:37 PM

On May 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued final rules to regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Many of the rules will go into effect on August 8, 2015. Some will have a longer phase-in timeline.

British Doctors’ Group Officially Gives E-Cigarettes Thumbs Up

Debra Miller

Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 03:06 PM

The benefits of e-cigarettes outweigh their potential harms the British Royal College of Physicians concluded after a comprehensive review of the current scientific research on e-cigarettes. The college's April 28 report, reported in Britain by the BBC and in the U.S. by the New York Times, concludes e-cigarettes are "much safer" than smoking conventional cigarettes and can be an important aid to quit smoking.

California Poised to Become Second State to Raise Smoking Age

Shawntaye Hopkins

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 09:01 AM

California would follow Hawaii to become the second state to change its smoking age to 21 if a bill passed by lawmakers earlier this month is signed by the governor. The California bill would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 21 as well as the purchase of tobacco products by anyone under that age. The age limit also would apply to electronic devices that deliver nicotine or other vaporized liquids. On June 19, 2015, Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed a law that prohibited the sale, purchase, possession or consumption of cigarettes, other tobacco products and electronic smoking devices--also known as e-cigarettes--to anyone under age 21. The law went into effect Jan. 1.

Despite NJ Governor’s Veto, other States to Consider Bills to Raise Smoking Age to 21

Debra Miller

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 04:37 PM

New Jersey Gov. Christie declined to sign a bill to raise the legal age for purchase of traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes to 21 years. Christie’s pocket veto came on Jan. 19, 2016, the last day for executive action on bills adopted during the 2015 legislative session. Despite Christie's action, other states are considering similar bills to prohibit the purchase of traditional tobacco and e-cigarettes by youth under the age of 21.

Will Gov. Christie Veto Raising Smoking Age to 21?

Debra Miller

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 04:23 PM

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has until Jan. 19 to decide whether to sign a bill that would prohibit retail establishments from selling traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes to anyone 20 years old or younger, according to the NY Daily News. In 2006, New Jersey raised the legal smoking age from 18 to 19.

CSG Policy Workshop: e-Cigarette Regulation and Taxation

Jennifer Horne

Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM

The use of electronic cigarettes—or “vaping”—has exploded in recent years among both youth and adults. In the absence of clear federal regulations, state policymakers have struggled with how best to approach the taxation and regulation of the devices. Attendees heard from state leaders, experts, law enforcement and federal representatives who will discuss how states are currently taxing e-cigarettes and restricting their sales to minors. The presenters also described what the future may hold for regulating consumption and marketing and manufacturing devices.

e-Cigarette Regulation

CSG Committee on Shared State Legislation

Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 12:00 AM

The Act prohibits the sale of electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products to minors, and requires child-resistant packaging for liquid nicotine containers. The Act also requires that all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices and alternative nicotine products, are sold with the assistance of a clerk, meaning that these products can no longer be sold in self-service displays.

Smoking and Tobacco

Vaping burst into the national consciousness this summer when hundreds of people reported lung damage and at least 12 people died from what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls “vaping-associated pulmonary injury.”...

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