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If you’re seeking to quit your vape pen ― which may be better than cigarettes, but which still contains addictive nicotine, ...

Heated tobacco is different from vapes, which contain nicotine but no tobacco, and they are much less popular. But tobacco ...

Supporters of the bill argue that flavored tobacco is designed to entice youth with punchy flavors such as piña colada, strawberry banana and blueberry ice. They say the ban would work to protect the ...