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The annual State of Tobacco Control rates states in five categories. Florida received F's in prevention and cessation funding, tobacco taxes, and flavored tobacco products, and C's in the other two.

Menthols are disproportionately used by Black smokers and young people. Supporters of the plan have tried to assure the White House that a ban will not hurt the president's reelection chances.

The FDA and most scientists agree that, based on available evidence, e- cigarettes are far less dangerous than traditional cigarettes. But that doesn’t mean vaping is harmless either.

The Environment and Natural Resources Committee backed the measure filed by Chair Ana Maria Rodriguez that would lead to $100 for the first violation and jump to $500 for subsequent offenses.

Researchers explored trends in cigarette smoking among adolescents in grades 9-12 using CDC data from 1991 to 2021.

Casinos in several states are fighting efforts to ban smoking, and trying to roll back existing anti-smoking laws. One planned facility even moved outside a city’s limits because of voter-approved smoking restrictions.

St. Petersburg is among the cities and counties that could move forward under a new state law that allows them to ban smoking and vaping at locally controlled beaches and parks.

Walmart is not the first national retail chain to cut off cigarette sales even on a trial basis, but it is the largest.

More than a decade after the Florida Supreme Court opened the floodgates for lawsuits against tobacco companies, an Atlanta-based appeals court this...

New federal statistics show the number of adult cigarette smokers in Florida has fallen to 17.6 percent, just above the country's rate of 15 percent.

The teen smoking rate in Florida is at a record low, according to a new national report. As the Orlando Sentinel reports, the national rate is 15.8...