is normal tobacco being banned Cigarettes Could Be for Gen Z Under New Proposal How Far Should Smoking Bans

Targeting laws at people who cannot hold lawmakers to account at the polls is undemocratic

In the year following the law, there were 2.4% fewer heart attack cases recorded in Accident and Emergency departments than the year before

Chan School of Public Health experts share their views on the significance of the ban, its potential impact on public health, and why this step is long overdue

"Adults should have the right to choose what they want to do, what they want to consume," said Peter Brennan of the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association

Smoking also makes people more vulnerable to worse COVID-19 outcomes, and, as we know, the pandemic has disproportionally harmed Black communities

Whether nicotines staying power is a good thing is still unclear