Updates matching "Oregon"

ACS CAN volunteers testify in front of Senate Committee about why raising the age of sale in Oregon matters.

Advocates, health professionals, and law makers kick off Tobacco 21 campaign on the first day of session, February 1st.

Oregon lawmakers propose upping tobacco age to 21

Lane County Commission voted 4-1 to direct staff to draft an ordinance raising the legal age of tobacco use from 18 to 21.

Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable deaths in Oregon, contributing to 7,000 deaths annually and costing taxpayers $3 billion a year in healthcare costs and lost productivity.

In Eugene ACS CAN hosted an event with a speaker lineup that included a county commissioner, the chair of the school board, a member of the state legislature, and the mayor of Eugene. Additionally, we had about a dozen community members show up to “take the pledge” to support tobacco

Local elected officials and community members take the pledge to support tobacco 21

ACS CAN California passes tobacco 21, Oregon urges law makers to follow suit