Those [FDA] regulations are super, super narrow and should be broadened if we were truly interested in preserving independent government, said Genevieve Kanter, a professor at the University of Southern California who co-published a study in 2023 on the revolving door in health care regulation
The company is rolling out pilots of the device in Austin and Fort Lauderdale, peddling IQOS (pronounced eye-koss) as the next step in tobacco harm reduction. In its marketing, the company positions the devices as a better alternative for smokers compared to cigarettes, reducing the production of harmful chemicals while containing real tobacco, less lingering smell, and no fire or ash
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At the time, the states taxes were in line with the national average