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Utah lawmakers look to regulate child access to e-cigarettes

Even though laws prohibit it, children and teens in Utah have access to and are using electronic cigarettes, and some state lawmakers intend to change that. As many as one in 20 students across Utah have admitted to trying what are casually called "e-cig
Deseret News
added May 16, 2013 14:19
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[Utah] Smoldering cigarette butts blamed for Millcreek apartment fire

Smoldering cigarette butts blamed for Millcreek apartment fire By Bob Mims | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published May 03 2013 10:10 am • Last Updated May 03 2013 04:20 pm Discarded cigarettes have been blamed for a fire that heavily damaged a Millcreek a
Salt Lake Tribune
added May 4, 2013 11:42
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[Utah] EDITORIAL: No smoking at DSU

This decision to rid the campus of cigarette smoke is a good one. But Dixie State doesn't want to be caught off guard. The best thing to do now is to consider how it will enforce the policy and what the ramifications are for people who don't follow the r
St. George (UT) Spectrum
added May 3, 2013 02:59
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LGBTQ super-heroes to fight Big Tobacco in Utah

Out of the Smoke, the Utah Pride Center’s anti-tobacco group, is inviting young people, according to the center, "to dust off their spandex, find their capes and get ready to take a stand against Big Tobacco in honor of Kick Butts Day."
Salt Lake Tribune
added Mar 18, 2013 05:05
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[Utah] House shoots down e-cigarette tax

A measure that would’ve taxed electronic cigarettes and nicotine candies and made their sale to people under the age of 19 a crime failed Monday in the Utah House.
Salt Lake Tribune
added Mar 12, 2013 06:25
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[Utah] House lawmakers reject e-cigarette and tobacco products tax

A bill that would have taxed tobacco products that aren’t yet sold in Utah failed 29-44 in the House Monday. HB372, sponsored by Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, was changed last week to delete a controversial tax on e-cigarettes. But lawmakers raised additi
Deseret News
added Mar 12, 2013 06:20
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[Utah] LETTER: E-cigarettes shouldn't be taxed as regular cigarettes

One can’t say they aren’t an aid in quitting tobacco any more than one can say they are. For the sake of political sanity, please write your state elected official and ask him or her to vote down HB 372. E-cigarettes are not a tobacco product like conven
Ogden (UT) Standard-Examiner
added Mar 10, 2013 13:23
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[Utah] Harmon's takes tobacco products off shelves

Harmon's, Utah's oldest and largest family-owned grocery store, took all tobacco products from store shelves a few months ago. "Tobacco is such an addictive product that this was an easy choice for us to make actually," said Bob Harmon, vice president o
KSTU-TV 13 (Salt Lake City, UT)
added Mar 9, 2013 22:13
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Utah moves to tax e-cigarettes like regular smokes

A proposal in the Utah legislature that would tax electronic cigarettes at the same rate as regular cigarettes has put the state at the forefront of a national movement to regulate the increasingly popular devices.
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 9, 2013 19:02
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Utah lawmaker: Crackdown on e-cigarettes needed

A Utah lawmaker has introduced legislation to keep minors out of smoke shops and to tax electronic cigarettes and dissolvable tobacco products at the same rate as cigarettes.
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 8, 2013 07:08
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