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The U.S. government issued a long-awaited proposal on Thursday to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking

The American Lung Association is out with its State of Tobacco report highlighting how each state is doing when it comes to tobacco control. Connecticut is not doing so well. The state’s adult smoking rate, according to the American Lung Association, is nearly 12%. High school tobacco use is nearly 29%. In all, the report claims smoking has an economic…

The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will allow the sale of Vuse Solo e-cigarettes in the United States.

Tobacco group Philip Morris International on Wednesday said it had bought 22.61% of U.K.-based respiratory drug developer Vectura in a market purchase.

The newest research, reported Monday, shows lung cancer patients who stopped smoking gained nearly two years of life compared to those who continued to smoke.

“I want to allow this company to leave smoking behind,” Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak said in an interview with the Mail on Sunday.

The legalization of cannabis will impact a wide range of the Connecticut population, and not just those who use it. With the new regulations, permitted areas for all forms of smoking will soon be restricted.

The new cannabis law signed by Gov. Lamont Tuesday includes new restrictions for smoking tobacco and vaping as well.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will begin the process of banning menthol tobacco cigarettes in an attempt to improve the health of groups most likely to smoke menthol products.

Health experts say smokers who contract COVID-19 can get much sicker, and contract more severe symptoms, than non-smokers. One study found smoking nearly doubles the rate of disease progression, and that smokers were at greater risk of severe outcomes and death. 

U-Haul has a New Year’s resolution: cut down on hiring people who smoke. The moving company said that it won’t hire nicotine users in the 21 states where it is legal to do so, saying that it wants to make its work environment “healthier.” The new policy will start Feb. 1, and won’t apply to those hired before then. The...