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Stories related to: tobacco industry

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Following California’s Lead, Feds Crack Down On Flavored Tobacco For Kids

September 13, 2018 | Sammy Caiola

Flavored tobacco has become popular among California youth. Local governments and state health officials have taken a stand against the industry, and now the federal government is staging a crackdown.

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Health Care

Sacramento Communities Eye Yolo County's Flavored Tobacco Ban

July 20, 2017 | Sammy Caiola

Communities in the Sacramento area are watching how a Yolo County ban on flavored tobacco is working.

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PolitiFact California

Tobacco Industry Misleads In Prop 56 'Doctor Advertisement'

October 25, 2016

Opponents of Proposition 56, California’s proposed tobacco tax increase, have raised more than $66 million. Nearly all of that money has come from the tobacco industry and much of it has been spent on television ads criticizing the initiative.

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Ad War Over California's Tobacco Tax Hike Continues

September 14, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Supporters of California’s Prop 56 – the proposed tobacco tax increase - launched a new statewide TV ad this week, warning about the dangers of smoking. The ad comes days after the tobacco industry raised another $18 million to fight the tax hike.

 
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