Cavalier attitudes about vaping, marijuana raise fears about teen health

Smoking and drinking have declined among Maine youths in recent years, but the percentage of high schoolers who said they vaped in the past 30 days rose from 16.8% in 2015 to 30.2% in 2019.

BIW union asks for smoking areas in shipyard after ‘increased fires’

Bath Iron Works' current zero-tobacco policy forces employees to leave company property to smoke.

Lawmakers hear conflicting arguments on bill to ban sales of flavored tobacco products in Maine

Proponents said the ban would save lives and protect children from tobacco manufacturers' marketing efforts, but others said a ban would simply drive consumers into New Hampshire to buy products.

Maine tops New England for smoking, new lung cancer cases

Almost 18% of Maine people smoke, and that is 2.5 percentage points higher than the national average.

Bill to add tobacco tax to vaping products moves forward

The bill calls for an additional tax on all electronic cigarettes and other vaping products, at a rate similar to cigarettes and other tobacco products.

Bill to ban vaping at schools sails through Maine Senate

The measure, which would make it illegal to have electronic cigarettes on school grounds in Maine, now goes to the governor.

Circle K fights to keep its cigarette sales lit

Most adults under 21 can no longer buy tobacco in Maine

Extend understanding to others

As state cuts funding for prevention, Maine students smoking more