Tobacco

Tribes across Oregon are reigniting their relationship with tobacco. Not just any tobacco, but the very kind their ancestors grew and used before colonization and the fur trade.

More than one-quarter of tobacco retailers in Oregon who were the subject of a minor decoy operation last year failed the test.

Tobacco retailers in Oregon must now be licensed.

Oregon’s tobacco tax will increase in the new year. That’s the result of a measure approved by voters in November. The tax on cigarettes will go up by $2…

Oregon State University has expanded its smoke-free policy to prohibit the use of any tobacco products by anyone-- on all its properties. Implementation…

Oregon retailers have done better this year in refusing to sell tobacco to minors. But state inspections found one product with a very high rate of…

Over a four year timespan, Lane County saw a 250% increase in teenage use of E-cigarettes. Public Health officials say many young people and their parents…

Anti-tobacco advocates gathered in Cottage Grove today to mark 20 years of legislation aimed at smoking prevention.Governor Kate Brown - along with…

Lane County’s Board of Commissioners wants to raise the tobacco sale age to 21. Earlier this month the board asked staff to develop a policy proposal.…

Soon smokers in Lane County may have to wait until age 21 to buy tobacco. County Commissioners backed a proposal Tuesday night to raise the legal…