The plants can absorb metals and metalloids like arsenic and cadmium from fertilisers and the surrounding soil, while sticky hairs on their leaves can gather particles from the air, including radioactive elements like polonium-210
The Lung Association said that overall, states continued their unfortunate record of failing to put in place the proven policies called for in the report to reduce deaths caused by tobacco
A 2021 study by Wayne Hall and Gary Chan on the gateway effect of e-cigarettes found that e-cigarette use has not been accompanied by increased cigarette smoking among young people in the United States as would be the case if e-cigarette use were a major gateway to cigarette smoking.
Lerer said he doesn't believe the state is acting in good faith
Smoking accounts for 480,000, or one in five, US deaths a year
Top 5 least tobacco use states: Massachusetts: 11%, California: 11%, Utah: 12%, Hawaii: 12%, New Jersey: 13%