E-cigarette smoking in youth poses a major health concern, according to a surgeon general since the habit may lead the youth to addiction.
The minimum age in Chicago for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products is increasing to 21 at the end of the week.
After grueling policy debates, Democratic Governor of California Jerry Brown has just approved a series of regulations that restrict tobacco use statewide. One of these approved measures is raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
The enzyme was discovered in a bacteria that lives in the soil of tobacco fields. The bacteria uses nicotine to meet its carbon and nitrogen needs.
While revealing the alarming findings, the CDC and FDA also called for regulation over these tobacco products.
