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ACS CAN Applauds Basalt Voters for Approving a $2 Cigarette Tax Increase
... Basalt voters passed Ballot Question A on the April 3 ballot, which will increase the tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack and institute a local tax of 40 percent on the sales price of other tobacco products. RJ Ours, Colorado government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "ACS CAN applauds Basalt voters for putting the health of the community over Big Tobacco profits and passing ...
ACS CAN Urges Yes Vote on Avon's Tobacco Tax Increase on November Ballot
AVON, Colo. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, urges voters to check ‘yes’ on Avon’s Ballot Issue 2B. It ... We are grateful to Avon’s Town Council for giving citizens the chance to vote in favor of local tobacco control. It will save lives and bring cost savings to the community." Colorado has not raised its tobacco taxes since 2005. The current tax of 84 cents per pack of cigarettes is one of ...
ACS CAN Urges Yes Vote on Basalt's Tobacco Tax Increase on April Ballot
Denver, Colo.– March 14, 2018 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges voters to check ‘yes’ on Basalt’s Ballot Question A in April. The initiative would raise taxes on cigarettes by $2 per pack and ... but that puts a big dent in their profits. The Basalt Town Council is outsmarting the industry by giving its citizens a chance to vote in favor of local tobacco control that will bring both life-savings and cost-savings to Basalt." Last raised in 2005, Colorado’s tobacco tax is one of the lowest in the nation. At 84 cents per pack, it is ranked 38 ...
Avon Colorado Voters Pass Lifesaving $3 Tobacco Tax Increase
AVON, Colo.—Nov. 7, 2018—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Colorado praises Avon voters for passing a tobacco tax increase that will help curb tobacco use, protect kids and raise new revenue for the community. Ballot Issue 2B will raise the price of cigarettes by $3 per pack and increase the cost of other tobacco products including electronic cigarettes by 40 percent. R.J. Ours, the Colorado government relations director for ACS CAN, ...
Aspen Tobacco Tax Campaign
... and the measure also establishes a 40% sales tax on other tobacco products (OTP), including electronic cigarettes. In addition to the benefit of reducing smoking, Ballot Issue 2B invests the tax revenue back into the Aspen community for local financing of health and human services, tobacco-related health issues, and addiction and substance abuse education and mitigation. ACS CAN advocates for regular and significant increases in federal, state, and local excise taxes that will increase the price of all tobacco products. ... price of tobacco products makes it easy for youth to afford to start and continue smoking, and current taxes do little to defray the societal cost smoking has on the Colorado economy. Colorado kids smoke over 7 million packs of cigarettes a year. Raising the cigarette tax is one of ...
New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... policies and legislation to prevent cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). In the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Colorado met the policy benchmark in three of the eight issue areas and has room for improvement in two. The state fell short in three other areas, including indoor tanning restrictions for ...