Tobacco Products Ruling
A group of 10 senators, let by Dick Durbin (IL-D), is calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget to complete its review of a proposed rule (issued more than 18 months ago) to regulate e-cigarettes and other forms of tobacco as quickly as possible. In an October 21 letter, the senators cited a recent Center for Disease Control finding that e-cigarette use had tripled among high school students in one year, from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent in 2014. The letter also urged that the final rule give the Food and Drug Administration authority over…
