Tobacco-friendly Virginia is preparing to raise the age limit on buying traditional and electric cigarettes from 18 to 21.GOP leaders in the majority-Republican General Assembly announced Thursday ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- According to a report from the American Lung Association,Virginia has earned an 'F' for its tobacco control programs and cigarette tax. The organization is calling on state ...

Currently, 12.4% of Virginia adults are smokers, the ALA reports. The Commonwealth also has more kids smoking than the national average, with 22.5% of high schoolers across the state using tobacco.

Virginia also received a failing grade in the tobacco taxes category. Right now, Virginia’s cigarette tax per pack of 20 is $0.60. However, the American Lung Association would like cigarette ...

Virginia has received a payment of $137.3 million from the major tobacco companies, under settlement terms, to help defray the cost of healthcare for smoking-related illnesses. Virginia and 51 ...

A suspiciously large public grant from the controversial Virginia tobacco commission to a natural gas project in the southern part of the state should add to citizens’ misgivings over how ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has received over $122 million from major tobacco companies, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday. Major tobacco companies including Philip Morris USA Inc ...

Joe Fox’s Aug. 19 Local Opinions essay on tobacco smuggling, “The harm of Virginia’s illicit tobacco trade,” left out the most important action Virginia could take to curtail this problem ...

Tobacco remains a prominent part of Virginia’s culture, despite its infamous roots. Since the early colonial days in Virginia, tobacco has been intertwined with the Commonwealth’s history.

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Health released the results of the 2016-2017 Virginia Adult Tobacco Survey. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Tobacco Control Program (TCP ...