Oregon House OKs ban on online, phone sales of vaping products
A ban on online and telephone sales of vaping delivery products passed the Oregon House Tuesday, aimed at curbing the recent rise of youth vaping.…
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Walden: More must be done to combat youth vaping epidemic
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., shared concerns about e-cigarette usage at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing…
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Gov. Brown names members of Vaping Public Health Work Group
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday the members of the new Vaping Public Health Work Group, assembled by EO 19-09, to address the epidemic of…
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OSU, OSU-Cascades expand campus-wide tobacco ban
Oregon State University, including oSU-Cascades, has expanded their policy prohibiting the use of any tobacco products on all university properties.…
Continue Reading Oregon officials dismayed at limited FDA action on vaping
The Oregon Health Authority expressed disappointment on Friday at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s decision on flavored vaping products,…
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Merkley blasts FDA over flavored e-cigarette policy
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, blasts the FDA’s new policy on e-cigarette flavors, saying it falls far short of previously planned ban in flavors shown…
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New OHA media campaign focuses on vaping’s dangers
The Oregon Health Authority has kicked off a series of media campaigns to educate people about the dangers of marijuana and tobacco vaping, help…
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Merkley, Wyden slam administration over e-cigarette pullback
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden (D-OR) said Tuesday they are joining Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and 20 of their Democratic Senate colleagues to call…
Continue Reading Merkley slams Trump over blocking flavored e-cigarette ban
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee overseeing the Food and Drug Administration, today released the…
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Redmond shop shares what’s in flavored vape products
The outbreak of lung illnesses and deaths related to flavored vape products, including two deaths in Oregon, is pushing lawmakers across the country…
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