Kevin Flynn, a council member who sits on the committee, had proposed an amendment to the bill that would mean menthol cigarettes would be exempted from the ban
Weighing the future prospect of health care savings against the immediate prospect that cigarette-deprived prisoners would riot or go on strike, some wardens never removed any tobacco products from the commissary
North Carolina requires online retailers to verify e-cigarette customers' ages with a government records database, says Rebecca Williams, the study's lead author and a research associate at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
According to statistics, Kelly said, 95 percent of adult smokers begin before the age of 21, and 80 percent light their first smoke before the age of 18
An estimated 18.5 million smokers consume menthol cigarettes, comprising one-third of the U.S