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This data interactive from the Public Health Law Center provides a snapshot of U.S. e-cigarette regulations. The interactive describes current state-level statutes about the definition of “tobacco product,” taxation, product packaging, youth access/other retail restrictions, licensure, and smoke-free air legislation. The interactive also provides state and territorial summaries on laws that define e-cigarettes, laws taxing e-cigarettes, laws on product packaging of e-cigarettes, laws restricting youth access to e-cigarettes, and laws requiring licenses for retail sales…

This webcast seminar from The Forum at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health explored the pros and cons of vaping from a public health and policy perspective. E-cigarette advocates argue vaping is a safer alternative to tobacco, while critics fear a new generation is becoming addicted to nicotine. Meanwhile, a recent outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths has underscored how the growth of vaping has outpaced regulation and research. This Forum was presented jointly…

This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes evidence about the ways tobacco impacts human well-being from an environmental perspective. It is the first-ever WHO report to describe the indirect social, economic, and environmental damage cause by the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and waste generation of tobacco products. The report also describes the negative consequences of tobacco farming on the health and well-being of women and children. In assembling and synthesizing a broad array…