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Will California’s new cigarette tax make more smokers quit?

April 3, 2017
California

As California's new cigarette tax jumps by $2 a pack on April 1, smokers and store owners say it'll take a hit on sales.

Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase

March 31, 2017
California

Steph McCorkle American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 916 802-4033 [email protected] Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase Health Groups Offer Resources for Californians Wanting to End the Addiction Sacramento, CA – March 31, 2017 – It’s no April

Analysis of Marketplace Cancer Drug Coverage Shows Consumers Face Information Barriers on Cost and Coverage

February 22, 2017
Alabama, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas

Cancer patients trying to select the best health insurance plan through the market places continue to face challenges in determining prescription drug coverage and cost-sharing information in prospective coverage, according to analysis released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

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

November 9, 2016
California

“California 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.

Snuff tobacco money out of California politics campaign relaunched

August 5, 2016
California

Campaign Re-Launch of "Snuff Tobacco Money Out of California Politics" ACS CAN Urges Candidates and Officeholders to Reject Tobacco Money as Election Nears Sacramento, CA – August 5, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is reinvigorating its "Snuff Tobacco Money

Save Lives Campaign Hails New FDA Regulations on E-Cigarettes

May 5, 2016
California

Save Lives California today lauded an announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will extend its authority to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products.

CA Governor Jerry Brown Signs Historic Tobacco Legislation

May 4, 2016
California

California’s Governor Jerry Brown Signs Historic Legislation to Keep Kids from Getting Hooked on Nicotine

Assembly Passes Historic Tobacco Controls to Save Lives, Protect Kids

March 3, 2016
California

Save Lives California Contact: Mike Roth For Immediate Release 916-444-7170 March 3, 2016 Assembly passes historic tobacco controls to save lives, protect kids Speaker Atkins and Speaker-Elect Rendon show true leadership on vital issues of e-cigarettes, smoking age, smoke free schools and more

San Francisco Votes to be 1st in CA to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21

March 1, 2016
California

Contact: Steph McCorkle/916 802-4033 San Francisco Votes to Become First City/County in California to Raise Minimum Sale Age for Tobacco to 21 California State Assembly Faces Similar Opportunity on Thursday Sacramento, CA – March 1, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer