• E-cig presentation

    JCPS launches ‘Vaping Equals’ campaign to thwart e-cigarette use

    By Darla Carter | Posted on April 23, 2019

    For the second time in two days, an anti-vaping campaign has been announced, this time by the Jefferson County Public Schools. The state’s largest school district announced its “Vaping Equals” campaign at a news conference at the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and...

  • McConnell pushing 21 as minimum age to buy tobacco and vaping products

    By Darla Carter | Posted on April 18, 2019

    U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would introduce legislation that would make it illegal for people younger than age 21 to buy tobacco and vaping products, such as electronic cigarettes, nationwide. The Senate Majority Leader announced his intentions during a news conference...

  • Bill to ban smoking and vaping at Kentucky public schools advances

    By Darla Carter | Posted on March 13, 2019

    A tobacco-free schools bill that had been idling for several weeks finally got passed by the state House of Representatives Tuesday despite concerns by some legislators about loss of local control. House Bill 11, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser, R-Taylor Mill, would prohibit unauthorized...

  • Could vaping hotline bill raise e-cigarette purchasing age to 21?

    By Darla Carter | Posted on March 1, 2019

    A bill to establish an anonymous hotline for students to report concerns about vaping also may end up raising the legal age to buy electronic cigarettes in Kentucky to 21. The hotline bill sailed through the Senate Health and Welfare Committee Wednesday after a...

  • Shares of Louisville-based Turning Point Brands fall on FDA fears

    By Boris Ladwig | Posted on November 9, 2018

    Turning Point Brands fell 3.4 percent Friday morning after The Washington Post reported that the FDA plans to “impose severe restrictions” on sales of e-cigarette products.

  • Shares of Louisville-based tobacco company spike on acquisition

    By Boris Ladwig | Posted on September 6, 2018

    Shares of Louisville-based Turning Point Brands spiked nearly 11 percent Thursday after the tobacco products company said that it was buying an e-cigarette distributor.