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Tobacco Control

Increasing tobacco taxes are proven to be an effective way to prevent children from smoking and help adults quit.  

We are working in states across the country and in Congress to save more lives by passing regular and significant tax increases on all tobacco products. And this doesn't just include cigarettes, but also other dangerous products like smokeless tobacco and cigars. 

State cigarette taxes range from a low of 17 cents per pack in Missouri to a high of $5.35 per pack in New York. Additionally, Puerto Rico taxes cigarettes at $5.10 per pack.

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Cancer Advocates Applaud Utah House for Prioritizing Youth and Public Health by Passing Tobacco Tax Increase

February 24, 2026
Utah

Monday, the Utah State House of Representatives approved HB 337, a proposal to raise the state cigarette tax by $1.75 per pack while also ensuring that all other tobacco products are taxed at an appropriate rate, by a vote of 47-20. The following statement can be attributed to Brook Carlisle,

Utah Lawmakers Asked to Support Tobacco Tax Increase During ‘Cancer Action Day’ at Utah State Capitol

February 21, 2026
Utah

A “not-so-sweet 16” was recognized Friday at the Utah State Capitol as cancer survivors, patients, and caregivers united for Cancer Action Day. Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Day (ACS CAN) met with state lawmakers and urged them to support efforts to raise the state’s tax on cigarettes

Utah Cancer Survivors, Patients Call on Lawmakers to Raise State Tobacco Tax

February 11, 2026
Utah

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is leading efforts this legislative session to reduce the toll of tobacco on Utahns. Along with partner organizations, ACS CAN is urging state lawmakers to support HB 337 which would increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack while also ensuring

Alaska Cancer Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Protect Access to Care, Push Back Against Big Tobacco During 2026 Session

February 2, 2026
Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska -- With Alaskans facing soaring health insurance costs and thousands at risk of losing lifesaving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) call on lawmakers to use the 2026 legislative session to preserve access to Medicaid in the state. “Geography should not

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State Tobacco Tax Increases: Explanations and Sources for Projections of New Revenues & Benefits

January 2, 2026

The economic model developed jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (TFK), the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), and Economics for Health (housed at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) projects the increase in state revenues, public health benefits, and health care cost savings resulting from increases in state cigarette tax rates.  The projections are updated annually.  Calculations are based on economic modeling by Frank Chaloupka, Ph.D., and John Tauras, Ph.D., at the Institute for Health Research and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Jidong Huang, Ph.D., at Georgia State University, and Michael Pesko, Ph.D., at the University of Missouri.