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Lawmakers in the New York state Assembly have voted to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21. The legislation, which passed the Democrat-led chamber on…
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Erie County lawmakers are pushing legislation to raise the age for buying tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to 21.Vaping is booming across the…
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While the major issue on Thursday's agenda was next year's budget, the Erie County Legislature also passed two other significant pieces of…
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The State Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously ruled that New York can tax tobacco sales by Native American retailers to non-Indians. It is an issue…
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that bans electronic cigarettes from places in New York State where smoking tobacco is already prohibited. The…
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Somewhere in Buffalo parks you may soon see a huddled group like those around the outside doors of office buildings. The city will be erecting "No…
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Going to a baseball game this season? Leave your cigarettes at home. Coca-Cola Field and the James D. Griffin Plaza around the ballpark are now 100…
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Lawmakers in New York are debating whether to add electronic cigarettes to the state's ban on smoking in public areas like workplaces, bars and…
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For years, some have argued that New York State's convenience stores are at a disadvantage when it comes to cigarette sales because Native American shops…
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Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is calling for a ban on the sale of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes at pharmacies in the county. Poloncarz said…