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... to permanently extend a three-year tax credit for premium cigars and other tobacco products that a retailer ships or transports to an out-of-state consumer.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and other members of the Colorado Tobacco-Free Alliance opposed the passage of Senate Bill 18-179. Cigars should be subject to taxation like all other tobacco ...

... celebrated a landmark public health victory as the president signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law. After years of Big TobaccoŠ—'s unfettered access to the public to peddle its deadly products, the FDA finally had the authority to regulate tobacco products. ... the FDA has already made to reduce tobacco use and the disease and death it causes. These actions include banning flavorings in cigarettes that can be attractive to youth, prohibiting the use of misleading claims such as Š—“mildŠ— and Š—“lightŠ— and requiring tobacco companies to disclose to the FDA ingredients in their ...

We know what needs to be done to save more lives from cancer, and many of those solutions are policy solutions. By encouraging prevention, guaranteeing access to affordable health care, curbing tobacco use and focusing on patientsŠ—' quality of life lawmakers can help fight cancer. These measures have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still kills 1,500 people in this ...

Secondhand smoke (SHS) has the same harmful chemicals that people who smoke inhale. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, there is no safe level of SHS exposure, which contains at least 70 chemicals known to cause cancer and trigger heart attacks, asthma attacks, and respiratory illness. [i] ... in casinos, no one – even patrons – is safe from SHS exposure. Job-related exposure to SHS is a significant, but entirely preventable, cause of premature death among U.S. workers. [iv] , [v] , [vi] Among people who do not smoke: Exposure to secondhand smoke increases lung cancer risk by ... worker absenteeism, and experience lower worker productivity. [xxxviii] , [xxxix] , [xl] , [xli] , [xlii] , [xliii] , [xliv] , [xlv]   ACS CAN’s Position on Smoke-Free Casinos A 100% smoke-free law that includes casinos is the only way to keep all casino workers and patrons safe from ...