Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Sacramento ended an exemption for new tobacco retailers to bypass the tobacco retailer proximity restrictions when at least 10% of their shelf space is dedicated to “fresh or healthy food” and no more than 5% is dedicated to tobacco products.

SALEM, Oregon –– Menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products will soon no longer be sold in retail outlets in Oregon’s two most populated counties following the latest state Supreme Court affirmation of local leaders’ authority to implement local tobacco control laws to protect public health. Laws in Multnomah

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) called on the Nevada State Legislature to raise the state tax on cigarettes and all other tobacco products during a meeting of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Revenue, Wednesday. Advocates hope to introduce a bill during the 2027 legislative session

Public health organizations across Arizona are raising concerns that HB 4001, which recently passed the Arizona Senate, leaves significant gaps in protecting kids from tobacco and nicotine products like e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) along with the American Heart Association, American Lung

Cancer Advocates Gathered at the Capitol Today to Say Michigan Can and Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Michiganders

SALEM, Oregon -- In a significant public health victory, the Oregon Supreme Court today issued a unanimous decision affirming Washington County’s 2021 law that ended the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products. The high court confirmed the Washington County Ordinance (WCO 878) is not preempted by

Late Tuesday, May 5th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the authorization of four new flavored e-cigarette products, including two non-tobacco, non-menthol flavors.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – – Washington residents continue to face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands are at risk of losing life-saving coverage this year following changes to Medicaid. The Washington Legislature didn’t do enough to help that situation in its 2026 session and too many in the state

LINCOLN, Neb. – “As the 2026 Nebraska legislature pass their budget, they failed to stand up for the health of all Nebraskans against the interests of Big Tobacco. Despite over 50 years of data linking tobacco use to multiple cancers, tobacco remains a leading cause of cancer and cancer death;