Smoking and Tobacco – Page 5

FDA Moves to Ban Sale of Vuse Menthol Vapes

R.J. Reynolds menthol e-cigarettes are top sellers with an estimated $1.6 billion in annual sales. The company vowed to fight the ruling in court.

By Christina Jewett

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Illicit Vapes and E-Cigarettes Flood Stores as F.D.A. Struggles to Combat Imports

Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes. U.S. regulators did not authorize them, but have failed to keep them off shelves.

By Christina Jewett

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Why Artists Can’t Quit Cigarettes

A symbol of dirty habits and corporate greed — and an enduring icon of old-school glamour — smoking is making an unlikely comeback in sculpture, design and even food.

By Alexa Brazilian and Sharon Radisch

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Hestia, an Indie Cigarette Brand, Is Relying on New York Influencers

You can’t buy them at any bodega or tobacco shop in New York. But Hestia is getting its smokes into the hands of “cigfluencers.”

By Magdalene J. Taylor