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Even if the Trump administration finalizes the rule, the FDA plans to give tobacco companies two years to comply, meaning that the earliest cigarettes would actually change would be fall 2027

One study by Yale University researchers, published in December 2024, projected the move would avert up to 526,000 premature deaths across the U.S

Jason Lewis, who sponsored the bill, said in a statement

He also criticised the effectiveness of tobacco prohibition: Laws that rely on prohibition to reduce the prevalence and harm from drugs generally fail to achieve their aims

"Statewide smoking ban picks up steam"