New study seeks best way to support people quitting menthol cigarettes

New study seeks best way to support people quitting menthol cigarettes

Nearly half of Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes that are harder to quit, driving up their health risks with every puff.

Effort to ban flavored tobacco products in Washington revived in legislature

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Efforts to ban flavored tobacco products in Washington got a breath of life, as a bill to do so got a committee hearing Monday after the effort was previously assumed dead. House Bill 2068 would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products like vapes and menthol cigarettes starting in July 2027 –

Last minute Washington bills ban flavored tobacco and nicotine, add $2 cigarette hike

Washington state lawmakers are rolling out a one-two legislative punch with twin bills aiming to snuff out flavored tobacco and light up taxes on cigarettes. It’s a move meant to curb youth tobacco use and tackle the growing health risks tied to nicotine products. House Bill 2068 and its Senate counterpart, SB 5803, go after everything from menthol cigarettes to trendy nicotine pouches like Zyn. At the core, both bills propose the same thing: a …

Effort to ban flavored tobacco products in WA revived in legislature

A new bill takes the extra step of increasing taxes on manufacturing, selling and buying all other tobacco products to bring in more revenue.

A Carbon Tax on Cigarettes in Washington State?

Among the many other tax proposals being considered in Washington this year, policymakers have proposed separate bills that would impose a carbon tax on cigarettes and implement a state-wide flavor ban on tobacco products.

New WA bill targets flavored tobacco to fight youth vaping epidemic, public hearing scheduled April 7

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new legislative measure in Olympia that seeks to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine products gets its first public hearing, Monday, April 7.