Reynold’s American, the US’ second largest tobacco company has officially agreed to buy Lorillard, the third largest US tobacco company for $27.4 billion. Reynold’s American is most noted for manufacturing … Read More
The Point-of-Sale Report to the Nation was released late last week by researchers from the Center for Public Health Systems Science at Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford Prevention Research … Read More
In an effort to curb smoking rates, New York City passed a set of comprehensive POS policies in the fall of 2013. The Sensible Tobacco Enforcement and Tobacco 21 ordinances … Read More
After acquiring Blu e-cigarettes in 2012, Lorillard (the third largest US tobacco company) is the US e-cigarette market leader; however Lorillard’s competitors are also strategizing ways to capture their share … Read More
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World No Tobacco Day on May 31st, shining a light on the devastating effects that tobacco use has on the health of people … Read More
Presenters: Laura Brossart, Washington University in St. Louis Carol O. McGruder, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council Kendall Stagg, JD, Chicago Department of Public Health This two part … Read More
Today the FDA announced a proposal to extend its authority to additional tobacco products. The FDA’s proposal would extend its’ list of regulated products (cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, and smokeless … Read More
In 2011 the FDA announced its intention to expand the definition of tobacco products to include e-cigarettes, a distinction that would make e-cigarettes subject to all federal regulations currently enforced … Read More
The Center for Public Health Systems Science at Washington University in St. Louis, in partnership with the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, just released a much-needed POS resource, a tobacco control … Read More
Presenters: Tonia Hagaman, MPH, California Tobacco Control Program Jonathan M. Isler, PhD, California Tobacco Control Program Jennifer Miller, California Tobacco Control Program Tonia Hagaman, Jonathan M. Isler, and Jennifer Miller … Read More
