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... Tomorrow, the Arkansas House Rules Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 1565. While this bill’s stated purpose, funding for the pursuit of National Cancer Institute designation for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is laudable, it achieves this aim by undercutting effective tobacco control and implementing Big ... companies to phase in an increase in the age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes this bill because it does not implement evidence based best practices that would reduce tobacco use and lead to lasting cancer ...