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The Muscogee Nation and Oklahoma have agreed to extend a tobacco tax compact for three months.

The TSET Board of Directors approved more than $50,000 in funds for the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission to prevent people under 21 from accessing tobacco and vape products, including through door-to-door delivery services.

The alternatives have a similar taste, packaging and marketing. Anti-smoking activists say this is a way to get around state and federal bans.

The American Lung Association released its annual State of Tobacco Control report, including recommendations on how states like Oklahoma can eliminate tobacco deaths.

In 2022, there were about 1.25 billion tobacco users ages 15 and older, down from 1.36 billion in 2000. But countries around the world had set a bigger goal.

Oklahoma Supreme Court asked to toss two laws passed in special session

Chickasaw Governor Bill Anoatubby said Oklahomans have lost "institutional memory" on why and how the state compacts. Four tribal leaders spoke about the need for more cooperation moving forward in an interim study at the Capitol.

Just a few drops of e-liquid can lead to symptoms such as seizures and loss of consciousness, or even death in young children. These liquids typically contain nicotine and other ingredients in high concentrations.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discuss the State Senate failing by one vote to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a tribal tobacco compact, and an audit showing the state misspent millions of dollars on pandemic funds.

High school students in Oklahoma are vaping more than their peers in other states.