Pediatric Edible Cannabis Exposures & Acute Toxicity: 2017–2021
American Academy of Pediatrics – This study evaluates trends in pediatric cannabis edible ingestions in children younger than age 6 years with regard to toxicity,…
Read MoreCalifornia Prohibits Retailers from Selling Flavored Tobacco Products
On November 8, 2022, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 31, effectively prohibiting the sale of most flavored tobacco products in California and delivering a victory…
Read MoreNobody Knows How Widespread Illegal Cannabis Grows are in California so we Mapped Them
Los Angeles Times – By 2013, illegal cannabis grows were such a destructive environmental force in California that state water regulators decided it was time…
Read MoreSan Diego Bans Sale of Flavored Tobacco, Vape Products
San Diego City Council passed the “Stop Adolescent Addiction From E-Cigarettes (SAAFE Act)” which will ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vape products starting…
Read MoreHighly Potent Weed Creating Marijuana Addicts Worldwide, Study Says
CNN — Higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC – the part of the marijuana plant that makes you high – are causing more people to become…
Read MoreCity of San Marcos Passes Smokefree Outdoor Dining
The City of San Marcos passed a smokefree outdoor dining policy at its September 28 meeting. Learn how it will impact the community: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/09/14/san-marcos-considers-banning-smoking-outdoor-dinin
Read MoreState of Tobacco Report 2021
See how your state and town ranks in terms of protecting residents from tobacco. Visit the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control Report: State…
Read MoreSan Diego County Bans Sales of Vaping Devices, Flavored Smoking Products
The County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices, and also…
Read MoreFDA Acts to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Efforts to ban menthol cigarettes, ban flavored cigars build on previous flavor ban and mark significant steps to reduce addiction and youth experimentation, improve quitting,…
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