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Big Wins in Vermont

... Ban on Minors - Following California's law that was passed late last year, Vermont has passed an indoor tanning ban for all minors under the age of 18.ξ This new law aligns with American Cancer Society and ACS CAN's policy standards established in March 2010.ξ This is also a great victory during May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Tobacco Control ... the tobacco companies were able to find a loophole in the tax system to create products that are more appealing to youth due to the low cost and flavoring of these products.ξ Vermont was able to secure a tobacco tax equity provision in the Misc. Tax bill which redefines little ...

Tobacco Bills: Good News and Bad News

At this point, in the New Mexico legislative session, we have been presented with some good news and bad news. First, ACS CAN advocates have been speaking up in support of legislation that will significantly reduce the deadly and costly toll of tobacco in New Mexico. Just three weeks into this year’s legislative session, there are bills to raise the cigarette tax by $1.50/pack with an ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Responds to Final Budget

Hartford, CT – October 26, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, director of government relations in Connecticut for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “The legislature missed an opportunity to reduce the toll of tobacco on Connecticut by increasing tobacco taxes by an amount that will have little to no positive impact on public health. Small increases ...

New Surgeon General 's Report Sets Path Forward to End Tobacco Epidemic

ATLANTA) January 17, 2014 The U.S. Surgeon General 's  Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking  released today celebrates progress in reducing tobacco 's toll over the past 50 years and offers a prescription for ending the epidemic of death and disease caused by tobacco products. This new report details how the unscrupulous, unrelenting efforts of the tobacco industry hooked ... and cessation programs and Œæspecific actions such as mandating the reduction of nicotine in tobacco to non-addictive levels. These strategies can help the 70 percent of smokers more than 31 million people who say they want to put their cigarettes and tobacco away forever and quit for ...

Big Tobacco’s Smokescreen Derails Attempt to Save Lives and Protect Kids

... is a statement from Kimberly Hughes, Mississippi government relations director at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the legislature’s failure to take up legislation on a tobacco tax increase that would have saved lives and money in Mississippi: ... lawmakers made a disappointing decision to not take up legislation that could have saved lives from tobacco use. If they increased the price of tobacco by $1.50, lawmakers could have reduced tobacco use and, therefore, tobacco-related diseases, like cancer, saved in health care costs and ... have saved lives, stopped 22,800 kids from smoking and generated more than $166 million in new, annual, state revenue. “Increasing the price of tobacco is one of the most effective ways to prevent kids from becoming addicted to these deadly products and to help encourage those already ...

Globe Gazette: Move tobacco policy to help Iowa

... that has changed for the better. But despite this progress, Iowa could do more to reduce smoking rates, protect our kids and improve the health of our communities. We can raise the tax on tobacco products to discourage kids from taking up smoking and encourage those who are trying to quit. I support a tax increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes and a similar amount for other tobacco products. Such an increase is projected to save Iowa more than $750 million ...

Sen. Takubo Proposes Real Solutions to Protect Kids and Save Lives

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Doug Hogan CHARLESTON, W. Va. – “Recently, Sen. Tom Takubo introduced legislation, Senate Bill 84, to increase the tax on cigarettes and all other tobacco products while investing a portion of the revenue in fact-based tobacco prevention and cessation programs. This is an important step towards a cleaner, safer, healthier West Virginia that will help kids break the cycle of addiction and tobacco-related disease.  “Raising tobacco prices through regular and significant tax rate increases, like the $1.50 per pack ...

Nebraska Revenue Committee Bill Fails to Address Tobacco Crisis  

 Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Nebraska Government Relations Director Megan Word    LINCOLN, Neb . – “Late last week, the Nebraska Revenue Committee advanced a bill that fails to prioritize reducing Nebraska’s high tobacco burden. The Committee missed an opportunity to improve the health of Nebraskans by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Nebraska.  “If Nebraska is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address the state’s tobacco ...

Utah Legislature Fails Public Health by Delivering a Win for Big Tobacco; Governor Cox Called to Veto HB 337

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is expressing strong disappointment with the final passage of HB 337, Nicotine Product Tax Amendments. Unfortunately, after relentless ... have little to no public health benefit.  ACS CAN supported a proposal to increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack to benefit the health of all Utahns. Had the legislature not caved to the immense pressure forced by tobacco lobbyists, the increase in the original bill would have ...

Priorities for 2021 Legislative Session: Saving Lives and State Dollars Lost to Tobacco

JACKSON, MS – January 4, 2021 – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish in the 2021 legislative session particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. At such a critical time, we must do everything in our power to keep our communities healthy and safe—which means ... by smoking and address the financial impacts caused by the pandemic. Tobacco Tax Increase: ACS CAN is advocating for a cigarette tax increase of $1.50 per pack paralleled with an increase on all other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. A significant tobacco tax increase is one of ...

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