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Either way, the legal dispute over the fate of non-menthol tobacco products in California, he says, will have major implications for how effective any federal ban might be

Companies like CVS took the products off their shelves as a moral stance in their prospective communities (also, it seems kind of silly for a health and drug store to carry something so bad for you)

The ruling paved the way for 8.6% of Wynn shareholders to vote in favor of a smoke-free study on April 30, followed by 11% of Boyd shareholders on May 8

Many studies compare the risk of adverse outcomes between smoking and NRT, however, NRTs do not contain the other chemical constituents associated with cigarette smoking, and therefore risk reduction may be because of a reduction of other compounds

Use of snus (a form of steam-pasteurized, rather than heat-pasteurized, air-cured smokeless tobacco) is an observed cessation method for Swedish men and even recommended by some Swedish doctors

To support these efforts, Congress must pass legislation requiring e-cigarette manufacturers to pay user fees, providing the FDA with the resources needed for stronger oversight and enforcement