After picking up a can of soft drink and asking at the counter for "cheap smokes", a reporter was quickly handed a packet of Hongtashan cigarettes - a high-end brand from China - from under the counter
That ban applies to both traditional cigarettes and what the law refers to as "electronic nicotine delivery systems." An electronic nicotine delivery system is defined in the law as an "electronic device, whether for 1-time use or reusable, that can be used to deliver nicotine or another substance to a person inhaling from the device including, but not limited to, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigars, electronic cigarillos, electronic pipes, vaping pens, hookah pens and other similar devices that rely on vaporization or aerosolization." Regulations that use the same definition are up for a vote at a Public Health Council meeting on Wednesday
The tobacco inside the pack is the same
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In fiscal year 2026, total state and federal funding for tobacco control programs totaled about $13 million, approximately 19.5% of the $66,9 million recommended by the U.S
