Recent findings show tobacco companies target younger consumers with new tobacco and nicotine products
Post-legalization, the odds of exclusive cannabis use rose by 88%, and concurrent use with tobacco increased by 44%, albeit with a corresponding 13% decline in tobacco-only use
thus, a sign was superfluous
Yet, the Tobacco Control Fund created to finance enforcement and public awareness remains underfunded and not fully operational
While overall youth tobacco and nicotine use is declining, many of those who do use are showing troubling signs of dependence as illegal flavored, high-nicotine products surge, said Kathy Crosby, CEO and President of Truth Initiative
Under the amended Health Promotion Act, heated tobacco products are explicitly included in smoking bans, and their use is prohibited in schools, hospitals, government facilities, and other designated smoke-free zones