Governor's Group Recommends Ban On Vaping Products, Flavored E-Cigarettes
The Oregon Health Authority tracked 23 vaping-related lung injuries across the state by mid-March.
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Middle-Aged Person Dies In Oregon After Vaping Cannabis Product
A person in Oregon has died after vaping in what appears to be the second such death nationwide.
Wyden Highlights GAO Report Showing E-Cigarettes Do Not Lower Smoking Rates
While E-Cigarette Use Spikes Among Teens and Others, Conventional Smoking Rates Appear Unaffected
WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today highlighted findings from a Government Accountability Office (GAO) reportshowing the rising use of electronic cigarettes has not lowered the rate of conventional smoking, as measured by federal excise tax revenue.
Wyden Calls For Insight On E-Cigarette Imports
GAO Report Points to Lack of Import Tracking Despite Booming Market
WASHINGTON –Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to U.S.
Hass Works On Tobacco License Deal as Senate Bans E-Cigs for Minors
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The e-cigarette legislation puts the devices in the Clean Indoor Air Act, without anything but a temporary exception for testing the products in vape stores. That conflicts with a bargain being worked out between Sen. Hass and Sen. Boquist to license and regulate retail tobacco and e-cigarettes through the Department of Revenue.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly if belatedly Monday to ban e-cigarettes for minors and include them alongside most tobacco smoking in the Oregon Clean Indoor Air Act, but the passage of House Bill 2546 is unlikely to be the last word on tobacco control this session or the indoor air act.
E-cigarettes: Ban on sales to minors and public indoor use approved in Senate
HB 2546 establishes rules to protect kids and public health
SALEM – The Senate approved legislation this morning to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and extend the requirements of Oregon’s Indoor Clean Air Act to e-cigarette use.
