Tobacco

The new legislation states that tobacco cannot be sold to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, effectively outlawing tobacco for the next generation.

New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes. The law states that tobacco can’t ever be sold to anybody born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. It means the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up. In theory, somebody trying...

A UC San Diego study released Monday indicates a recent surge in young tobacco users in the U.S., most of whom are vaping e-cigarettes on a daily basis.

Rising prices at the gas pump will likely hurt cigarette demand, according to Barclays analyst Gaurav Jain.

As New Zealand gears up to introduce one of the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws, a similar ban has already been instituted nearly 10,000 miles away in a Boston suburb.

Altria and Philip Morris International are no longer able to sell or import Iqos tobacco devices in the U.S. after a deadline passed.

Philip Morris International met with the FDA on Friday to present its argument for why the tobacco giant should be allowed to import and sell Iqos devices.

The FDA’s authorization Vuse’s tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes raises alarms and may pave the way for approval of vaping devices from Juul and Puff Bar.

In a CNBC interview, the drugstore chain’s new CEO said the company is looking at the merchandise it sells and whether it aligns with its health-care mission.

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

The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Philip Morris International and Altria must stop sales and imports of the Iqos tobacco device.

FDA announced Thursday afternoon that it has made “significant progress” in reviewing roughly 6.5 million product applications from about 500 companies.

Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak defended the tobacco company’s plans to buy an inhaler maker, saying nothing will stop its efforts to “leave smoking behind.”

Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water.

Juul Labs has agreed to pay North Carolina $40 million and change its business practices in the state.

U.S. health regulators are pledging again to try to ban menthol cigarettes.

A statewide ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, is set to take effect on Monday. Massachusetts became the first state to approve such a ban when Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed the bill in November. The law applies to the sale of all flavored tobacco products in Massachusetts retail stores and online. The new law…

A Massachusetts town is considering a ban on the sale of tobacco products outside smoke shops. The Concord Board of Health is discussing whether to ban all 14 of the town’s convenience stores from selling cigarettes, cigars and other products. Under the proposal, such products could only be sold at smoke shops to people 21 or older. Dozens of people…

Retired coal miners and longtime opponents of Obama-era taxes on high-cost health plans are eyeing big wins as top congressional leaders and the Trump White House close in on a deal on a government-wide spending bill. The bill would also increase the age nationwide for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21.

Authorities in Rhode Island are looking for whoever detonated explosives inside two portable toilets over the weekend. The separate incidents happened Saturday — one in Westerly and the other in Charlestown, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. No injuries were reported.