tobacco

A Montana lawmaker who is also a vape store owner has filed a lawsuit in federal court against large tobacco companies for what he believes are illegal lobbying activities.

Missoula health officials write, "Nearly 50% of Montana youth have tried e-cigarettes and 24% of Montana kids currently use them."

Representatives from an international tobacco giant have begun pitching to Nevada state lawmakers a new product they describe as a safer alternative for cigarette smokers.

In 1923, the Treasure State News reported on a Worden-area farmer who claimed his tobacco crop was “equal, if not superior, in quality to that grown anywhere else.”

Nevada retailers’ track record of selling tobacco products to underage customers is putting the state at risk of losing federal block grants — potentially up to $1.8 million annually.