tobacco

An NJ Congressman wants the federal government to step in and ban all flavors of tobacco and vaping products.

Legislation endorsed by the Senate health committee would impact retailers such as supermarkets that have pharmacies, as well as stand-alone pharmacies.

Thanks to several generous grants, groups of kids in South Jersey are taking the opportunity to educate their peers across the state about not only the dangers of traditional tobacco products, but also newer conduits.

Gov. Chris Christie has dedicated his final year in office to addressing the opioid epidemic, but the state's failure to spend on smoking cessation efforts when thousands of people still die annually from tobacco-related illnesses has drawn derision from advocates and public health officials.

Authorities say there was no malicious intent ... even if they don't know exactly how it happened.

A well-financed campaign backed by billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, medical groups and organized labor has collected enough signatures for a ballot measure to raise California's cigarette tax by $2 a pack, officials said.

Gov. Chris Christie has effectively vetoed legislation that would have raised New Jersey’s smoking age from 19 to 21.

The minimum age to buy or sell tobacco products and electronic cigarettes in New Jersey is 19. A bill that would raise the legal age to 21 is one step away from Gov. Chris Christie’s desk.

You may be a legal adult at 18, but if you live in a place like Rutherford, New Jersey, you still can't buy nicotine products.

America's largest tobacco companies must inform consumers that cigarettes were designed to increase addiction, but not that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.