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Public Health Groups Laud Proposed $1.50 Increase in Tobacco Tax To Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Needed Revenue

... on other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco.” Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free strongly support the $1.50 per pack tobacco tax increase designed to keep cigarettes and a vast array of other tobacco products out of the hands of kids, while also lowering health costs from tobacco use and restoring critically important tobacco prevention and education ...

SB 375 Misses the Mark on Protecting Youth from Big Tobacco

... e-cigarettes too low to reduce youth use, has moved quickly and passed through the Georgia General Assembly. The below is a statement on behalf of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Government Relations Director Heather Youmans in response. “We’re extremely disappointed by the passage of SB 375 and its failure ... and school challenging creating additional problems for these young people beyond tobacco addiction. We should be following through on life and cost-saving legislation that will truly benefit Georgia families, not punish our kids especially in communities heavily targeted by Big Tobacco. ...

Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island measured up to policy recommendations in just six of the ten issue areas ranked. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). "We've made tremendous progress in the way we diagnose and treat cancer across the country. But to leverage this progress, Rhode Island ...

Voters Pass Historic $2 Tobacco Tax Increase in California While Tobacco Industry Defeats Similar Lifesaving Measures in Other states

... voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proposition 56 not only raises the tax on cigarettes, but also ... California. It will not only save lives and protect kids, it will save $9.22 billion in health care costs and will generate a significant amount of new revenue to support public health programs like the state’s tobacco prevention and cessation program. Research shows regular and ... they spent millions to support disingenuous ballot measures to increase the tobacco tax at levels too low to have any public health impact. ACS CAN and its partners publicly opposed the counterproductive measures that would have stonewalled future efforts to increase the price of tobacco at ...

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 ...

$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol

... from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque joined the cancer advocates making tracks to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol.  The government students learned from the ACS CAN volunteers how to advocate for a good cause—cancer ... youth. American Cancer Society (Society) statistics show cancer has risen to become the #1 killer in New Mexico.  Knowing nearly 30 percent of all cancers are linked tobacco use, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN, urged lawmakers at its annual Cancer Awareness Day at the ... “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for the growing number of ways tobacco is being marketed to young people to get them hooked,” said New Mexican Kathleen McVicker, a longtime volunteer for ACS CAN and ...

Mississippi Health Advocates: Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase Inadequate to Save Lives; Urge Senate to Increase Tax by $1.50

... Bill 1439 to increase the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. Currently, the bill calls for a low $.50 per pack cigarette tax increase and 10% of wholesale price increase on other tobacco products. The bill was passed by the Mississippi House of Representatives on Tuesday. A $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase would decrease youth smoking by approximately 14.5%, encourage more than ... in Mississippi. “Only by enacting an increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes paralleled with a tax increase on all other tobacco products can we see a real change in Mississippi that effectively meets the severity of today’s youth tobacco epidemic. We cannot allow the health of ...

Higher Cig Tax is Good Public Policy

... Society Tobacco Policy Specialist Russ Sciandra testified at a joint NYS Senate-Assembly hearing on taxes.  Sciandra focused on the benefits of a higher cigarette tax, as proposed by Gov. Paterson, and on the need to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations. HIGHER CIGARETTE TAX IS GOOD PUBLIC POLICY   Statement from Russ Sciandra, tobacco policy specialist, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding joint NYS Senate and Assembly public hearing on taxes.   “Say the word ‘tax’ and people cringe.   But a higher tax on cigarettes is one tax New Yorkers can feel good about.   A proven public health strategy, it will raise money targeted for health care programs and reduce health care costs by ...

New York State Budget Produces Mixed Results in Fight against Cancer

ALBANY, NY – MAY 1, 2023 – Earlier today New York State leaders released details on the agreed upon 2023-24 budget and will soon adopt each of the budget bills—the contents of which are a mixed bag at best in the fight against cancer. While the state made sound investments in cancer screening and tobacco prevention and ... usher in a tobacco-free generation.  To mark both the victories and missed opportunities, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior New York Government Relations Director Michael Davoli responded with the following statement: “2023-24 held great potential for ...

Health Groups Ask for Increased Tobacco Tax

... programs, including programs to help smokers quit.  In a letter sent to Gov. Cuomo, the groups called for an increase in the cigarette tax of at least $1 per pack in the FY 2021- 2022 Executive Budget, and to ensure the budget provides a parallel tax on all other tobacco products including e-cigarettes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco products. Raising tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways to reduce tobacco use and prevent kids from beginning a deadly addiction. Despite an estimated 23,000 smoking-related ... by just $1 per pack, the projected number of youth under 18 who will be kept from becoming adult smokers is 29,500. We know that tobacco use can lead to heart disease or stroke, so this tax could mean that nearly 30,000 people could avoid the No. 1 and No. 5 killers in our nation.” ...

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