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The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls AB 1639 as amended today by Assembly Member Adam Gray today a complete sham and says Big Tobacco is using intense lobbying and campaign contributions to lure lawmakers to pass a bill that will do little to curb the current youth e-cigarette epidemic raging in this state.

ATLANTA - Today, the Atlanta City Council voted in support of ordinance that will protect everyone’s right to breathe clean air in workplaces across the city. The following can be attributed to Gary Reedy, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network,

Governor Wolf has enacted a budget that incudes funding for the lifesaving tobacco control pograms. ACS CAN thanks Governor Wolf and the legislatureM

Both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature have passed a bill that would roll-back part of the stat's e-cigarette tax. ACS CAN asks Governor Murphy to veto the bill

TALLAHASSEE – On July 1, Florida’s Clean Indoor Air Act (FCIAA) will be updated to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping,” anywhere smoking is already prohibited. This change is the result of an overwhelming voter mandate in last November’s elections, where nearly 70% of Florida voters cast

Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in most circumstances.

SACRAMENTO, Calif . – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is dismayed to see media reports that claim the California Democratic Party (CDP) accepted a significant donation from the tobacco company Juul Labs through sponsorship of the California Democratic Party Convention held recently in San Francisco.