According to a 2022 Truth Initiative survey, over two-thirds of disposable e-cigarette users disposed of the hazardous waste in the trash, where it can start fires in bins, waste trucks, or in waste processing facilities and 9% of young users littered their devices on the ground
With the emergence of state laws allowing medical and recreational cannabis, the federal government has had to determine how to respond since cannabis remains illegal at the federal level
In fact, it is due to taxes (Federal & State), local regulations, and tobacco control policies that influence the price smokers pay
"That is 6,000 families who go through the pain of losing a loved one when the stark reality is that these deaths are unnecessary and avoidable." Responding to the news, Donal Buggy from the Irish Cancer Society said: Research shows that plain packaging acts as a disincentive to young people to start smoking and reduces the attractiveness to them