News & Events

Apr 28, 2022

FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars

ABC News
The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars
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Apr 28, 2022

Law Allows FDA to Regulate Puff Bar and Other Products Using Synthetic Nicotine

Partnership To End Addiction
A law that took effect last week allows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate e-cigarette products that use synthetic nicotine.
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Nov 3, 2021

St. Paul approves new tobacco restrictions, including $10 minimum for packs of cigarettes

KSTP.com
St. Paul approves new tobacco restrictions, including $10 minimum for packs of cigarettes | KSTP.com
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Oct 26, 2021

Bangor bans flavored tobacco products

bangordailynews.com
Bangor bans flavored tobacco products
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Mar 24, 2021

Hempstead Town Passes Laws Restricting Vape Sales, Tobacco Stores

The Patch-Bellmore
The new laws prohibit the sale of vape products and new tobacco stores near schools, parks or playgrounds.
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Sep 1, 2020

Smoking depictions in TV shows encourage vaping

New York Daily News
Report
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Jan 13, 2020

New Year’s Resolutions for 2020: “Quit, Don’t Switch” to E-cigs

The Patch Brentwood-Central Islip
The American Lung Association reminds the public that e-cigarettes, or vaping, is not quitting smoking
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Jan 8, 2020

TAC and SAFE brought tobacco awareness and worked towards advancing a tobacco free community in 2019:

The Patch Glen Cove
TAC and SAFE brought tobacco awareness and worked towards advancing a tobacco free community in 2019.
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Nov 13, 2019

The Age to Buy Tobacco in NYS is Officially 21

Spectrum News NY1
The Age to Buy Tobacco and E-Cig­a­rettes in New York is Of­fi­cially 21
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Oct 10, 2019

Washington State has Banned the Sale of Flavored E-cigarettes

CNN Health
Washington State Bans Flavored Vaping Products
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Jul 31, 2019

Reality Check Talks to Brentwood Students About Dangers of Vaping

The Patch Brentwood-Central Islip
Youth program works to educated local students on the social, educational, and health related consequences of using e-cigarettes
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Apr 11, 2019

Suffolk County Pharmacy

Riverhead Local
Suffolk County joins the growing list of municipalities that have eliminated the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies
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Apr 1, 2019

Walt Disney World

CNY Central
Smoking inside Walt Disney World theme parks will be no more
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Jan 9, 2019

Erie County

WIVB.com
Erie County bans the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, in pharmacies and other health care institutions The bill also makes smoking with kids in cars to be illegal.
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Jan 25, 2018

Corrective Add

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Tobacco Companies Must Finally Tell Public the Truth about Their Lethal Products – 11 Years After a Court Ordered It
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Jan 25, 2018

Gov adds e-cigs to Clean Indoor Air

NYS.gov
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Adding E-Cigarettes to the Clean Indoor Air Act.
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Jan 25, 2018

State of Air report

Lung.org
American Lung Association Releases State of the Air report
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Nov 21, 2017

NYC

NYC.gov
NYC Bans the sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies
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Nov 21, 2017

Rockland

Patch.com
First NY County to Ban Tobacco Products at Pharmacies
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