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What's in the Virginia budget plan 12/17/2019 06:50pm • More money for education and the environment, plus higher gas and cigarette taxes to help pay for transportation and health care needs are all part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's $135 billion two-year budget proposal unveiled Tuesday. The proposal includes about $2.7 billion in net new spending ‘A much larger business’ — Md. panel hears about the extent of vaping 12/04/2019 06:46pm • Maryland’s comptroller is on a mission to learn all he can about vaping. As vaping-related illnesses began to rise nationwide, Comptroller Peter Franchot had to admit, he didn’t know a lot about it. “As the chief tobacco regulator in the state of Maryland, I have very little idea what ex Montgomery Co. lawmakers move ahead with tighter vaping rules 11/25/2019 12:35pm • Three bills aimed at making it more difficult for Maryland children to access e-cigarettes advanced Monday in the Montgomery County Council. After making minor changes to the bills, the council's Health and Human Services Committee voted to move them to the full council for consideration. "We Montgomery Co. could ban vape shops from selling e-cigarettes near schools 11/06/2019 01:50pm • Vaping has become a popular option for people trying to quit cigarettes, but there's a push in Montgomery County, Maryland, to limit how much access kids have to e-cigarettes. The Montgomery County Council is considering a package of regulations that include three bills that would stop manufactur Where to dispose of prescription medications this Saturday 10/25/2019 11:32am • D.C. area residents are being urged to clean out their medicine cabinets and throw out any outdated and expired drugs as part of National Drug Take Back Day. The event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and gives a safe, convenient way to get rid of prescription medication while educating the p DC confirms 1st death linked to vaping 10/24/2019 05:14pm • D.C.'s Health Department has confirmed the District's first vaping-related death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 1,600 cases of vaping related illness had been reported as of Tuesday in one U.S. territory, in D.C. and in 49 states (Alaska was not counted). Th Cigarette cockroach is giving pizza rat a run for its money in New York 10/19/2019 06:36pm • First there was pizza rat. Then Hennessy rat came along. Now, cigarette cockroach is the latest pest in New York caught on video indulging in its favorite vice. On Friday, attorney Tom Kretchmar tweeted the video that shows the insect dragging a cigarette across a sewer grate, at times stru In latest e-cig attack, Montgomery County sues JUUL 10/15/2019 04:38am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Montgomery County says JUUL Labs – with fruity-flavored, easily concealable nicotine cartridges – has caused a severe public nuisance Loudoun County schools unveil plan to combat vaping 10/04/2019 07:52pm • As cases of illnesses linked to vaping continue to rise nationwide, Loudoun County, Virginia, schools unveiled plans to combat vaping among students. ”We really want to try to get ahead of this,” said Jennifer Wall, supervisor of student assistance services for Loudoun County Public Schools. Maryland, Virginia now require quick reporting of vaping illnesses 10/03/2019 07:00pm • In the wake of a nationwide outbreak of lung illness linked to vaping, health departments in Maryland and Virginia each established new requirements for health care providers this week. As of Thursday, providers in Maryland are now required to report suspected cases to their local health departme Virginia reports first death related to e-cigarette use 10/01/2019 05:20pm • Virginia Department of Health officials report the first case of a death tied to the use of electronic cigarettes. It's the latest death associated with the use of vaping products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 12 deaths, aside from the most recent Virginia case. The Vaping, 5G towers on the agenda for Montgomery Co. Council 09/30/2019 04:46pm • The Montgomery County Council will introduce a measure on flavored electronic cigarettes and a zoning text amendment on 5G communications towers during its session Tuesday. The new vaping measure would bar the manufacturers of flavored e-cigarettes from distributing those products to any retailer New laws that take effect in Md. on Oct. 1 09/30/2019 11:18am • A general view of the front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Hundreds of Maryland laws are going into effect Tuesday, spanning subjects from criminal justice reform to election law to the state’s medical cannabis commission. A generous number of the Fairfax County changes its response after reported student vaping soars 09/20/2019 03:46pm • Health concerns around vaping are not just a national conversation, it's a daily reality for D.C.-area school systems. Fairfax County, Virginia, is changing its policy to provide support for kids having trouble putting the e-cigarette down. If a student was caught smoking on campus in the past, p Vaping industry bracing for new restrictions on e-cigarettes 09/20/2019 02:40pm • Walmart announced that it is going to stop selling electronic cigarettes once it exhausts sales of its current inventory. The nation's largest retailer took the action as federal, state and local governments consider new regulations following seven deaths and 530 cases of lung illness associated