ecigarettes

• Most Canadians support increasing e-cigarette legal purchase age to 21: Ipsos poll

  An exclusive poll conducted for Global News by Ipsos has found widespread support for increasing the minimum legal age to purchase electronic cigarettes of vapes to 21.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2019
• Health Canada says it is ‘actively monitoring’ U.S. vaping illness progress

  Health Canada spokesman Eric Morrissette says vitamin E acetate, a chemical U.S. investigators say may have caused the illnesses, is not allowed in Canadian cannabis vaping products.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
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• A 7th person has died in the U.S. from a vaping-related lung illness

  The news comes as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention activated its emergency operations center in response to the illnessness.

  Health

  Sep 17, 2019
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• Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance wants to raise vaping min age to 21

  After six reported deaths and about 450 cases of potential vaping-related illnesses in the United States, President Donald Trump announced plans for a ban of flavoured e-cigarette products.

  Health

  Sep 13, 2019
• U.S. health officials warn Juul over claims e-cigarette safer than smoking

  E-cigarettes have been on the U.S. market for more than a decade, but the FDA didn't gain the authority to regulate them until 2016.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2019
• Report finds students drinking, smoking pot less; but fentanyl has entered the market

  Ontario adolescents are drinking, smoking and using cannabis and other recreational drugs at the lowest rates since the late 1970s, suggests a biennial survey of Grade 7 to 12 students by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2017