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Unpacking the Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown by State AGs

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In mid-January, a bipartisan coalition of nine state attorneys general, as well as the Washington, D.C., attorney general, announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales. The attorneys general of...more

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California AG Provides Update on State Tobacco Enforcement Efforts

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Last month, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced the awardees for the 2024-2025 Tobacco Grant Program, a program spearheaded by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) that aims to support local law...more

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State AGs File Amicus Curae Brief in US Supreme Court Case Involving Flavored E-Cigarettes

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Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial orders (MDOs) of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for...more

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State AGs Redouble Efforts to Snuff Out Flavored Tobacco Products

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A group of 20 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Campbell, has filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC., dba Triton...more

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Federal Court Rules Montana AG Preempted from De-Listing Cigarette Manufacturer

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In late June, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana held that federal law preempts the Montana Attorney General (AG) from removing the cigarette brands of Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. (Grand River)...more

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AGs Advocate for Implementation of Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban

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A group of 21 AGs wrote a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget asking it to quickly finalize its review of an FDA proposed rule that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars....more

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RJ Reynolds Sues California AG Disputing Applicability of Flavor Ban

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On May 11, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, along with two convenience stores and the American Petroleum and Convenience Store Association, sued the California attorney general and district attorney for Fresno County in their...more

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Fla. Tobacco Settlement Ruling Offers Caution on Contracts

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In December 2020, the Florida Supreme Court refused to take up R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.‘s appeal of a ruling requiring the company to continue to make annual tobacco settlement payments to the state of Florida. Originally...more

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California Attorney General Continues Fight to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products

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As many in the tobacco industry know, there is a growing trend among state and local governments to prohibit or restrict the sale of flavored tobacco or nicotine products. Some governments are focusing on narrow subsets of...more

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