/tags/tobacco Tobacco en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:10:46 GMT /2025-07-09/appeals-court-rules-ohios-ban-on-local-flavored-tobacco-bans-unconstitutional An appeals court has ruled the state of Ohio does not have the legal authority to prevent communities from banning flavored tobacco products Wed, 09 Jul 2025 05:10:46 GMT /2025-07-09/appeals-court-rules-ohios-ban-on-local-flavored-tobacco-bans-unconstitutional Jo Ingles /2025-03-04/american-lung-association-gives-ohio-an-f-grade-for-tobacco-cessation-programming Ohio spends a small fraction of the CDC’s recommended funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programming. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /2025-03-04/american-lung-association-gives-ohio-an-f-grade-for-tobacco-cessation-programming Kendall Crawford /2024-03-18/our-hands-are-tied-state-law-to-curb-ohio-cities-tobacco-regulation An unintended consequence of a state law that prevents local flavored tobacco bans will mean cities lose their ability to regulate and license tobacco retailers. Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:33:00 GMT /2024-03-18/our-hands-are-tied-state-law-to-curb-ohio-cities-tobacco-regulation Renee Fox, ÍøÆغÚÁÏ /2024-01-24/ohio-senate-overrides-second-veto-ban-on-local-bans-of-flavored-tobacco-sales-to-become-law Republicans in the Ohio Senate voted 24-8 to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a ban on municipalities from prohibiting sales of flavored tobacco. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:08:53 GMT /2024-01-24/ohio-senate-overrides-second-veto-ban-on-local-bans-of-flavored-tobacco-sales-to-become-law Karen Kasler /show/all-sides/2023-10-11/wellness-wednesday-study-links-tobacco-companies-to-americas-junk-food-addiction Before selling off these brands, tobacco companies used their marketing strategies to get people hooked on processed foods. We’ll discover how they did this. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-10-11/wellness-wednesday-study-links-tobacco-companies-to-americas-junk-food-addiction /2023-09-07/grandview-heights-bans-sale-of-flavored-tobacco-and-vape-products The ban will begin Jan. 1, 2024, the same day a similar ban starts in Columbus. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:01:23 GMT /2023-09-07/grandview-heights-bans-sale-of-flavored-tobacco-and-vape-products Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2022-12-12/columbus-city-council-to-vote-on-flavored-tobacco-ban After weeks of public hearings, Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday on whether or not to ban flavored tobacco and vaping products from being sold within city limits. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:21:59 GMT /politics-government/2022-12-12/columbus-city-council-to-vote-on-flavored-tobacco-ban Matthew Rand /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-10-25/the-push-to-end-the-sale-of-flavored-tobacco-products-in-columbus An organization representing more than a hundred greater Columbus community organizations, public health advocacy agencies and faith institutions, is trying to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Columbus. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:34:05 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-10-25/the-push-to-end-the-sale-of-flavored-tobacco-products-in-columbus /ideastream/2020-08-21/study-77-of-cleveland-schools-within-two-blocks-of-tobacco-retailers A majority of Cleveland’s public school buildings are within two blocks of tobacco retailers, according to a new study from Stanford University. The study looked at the number and location of tobacco retailers across 30 U.S. cities to evaluate proximity to school buildings. It found about 77 percent of Cleveland schools were within 1,000 feet of tobacco retailers, above the national average of 63 percent. Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:43:46 GMT /ideastream/2020-08-21/study-77-of-cleveland-schools-within-two-blocks-of-tobacco-retailers Taylor Haggerty /news-partners/2020-05-14/fear-of-contracting-coronavirus-propels-some-smokers-to-quit Increasing evidence suggests people who smoke are more likely to become severely ill and die from COVID-19 than nonsmokers. Some people are using that as inspiration to quit. Thu, 14 May 2020 09:00:15 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-14/fear-of-contracting-coronavirus-propels-some-smokers-to-quit April Dembosky