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It is long past due for California to update our approach to tobacco, and with the governors signature on these life-saving bills, we have done just that, said Steven Larson, president of the CMA

Of the more than 200 communities in the country that restrict or ban the sale of flavored tobacco, fewer than 60 include restrictions on menthol cigarettes, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

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Smoking also causes lung cancer by promoting the growth and survival of cancer cells, suppressing the immune system and the DNA repair mechanisms, and creating a favorable environment for tumor angiogenesis and metastasis

This whole saga shows how hard the tobacco giants will fight to duck the Tobacco Control Act