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Big Tobacco Targeting NY Kids with Fruit and Candy-Flavored Products

May 31, 2013
New York

A new analysis by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released for World No Tobacco Day spotlights a dangerous trend in tobacco marketing.

CANCER BRIEF: Flavored Tobacco

May 31, 2013
New York

Problem: Tobacco companies are increasingly offering sweet-flavored non-cigarette tobacco products. This shift in marketing coincides with a growing use of these products by minors. Solution: The Congress has banned cigarettes with certain characterizing flavors other than tobacco or menthol.

Minnesota Tobacco Tax Increase a Victory for Public Health

May 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. May 21, 2013 Minnesota public health advocates celebrated a victory today, as the legislature sent a $1.60 cigarette tax increase to Governor Mark Dayton 's desk that will reduce smoking rates, save lives and prevent thousands of kids from becoming addicted smokers. The increase, which the Governor is

Statement: Next Level of Tobacco Protection for NYC

May 2, 2013
New York

Statement by Michele Bonan, New York City Regional Advocacy Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Over the past 11 years, New York City's leaders have demonstrated not only a commitment to saving lives from tobacco but a thorough understanding of how

Federal Cigarette Tax Increase Would Save $63 Billion in Health Care Costs

April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 26, 2013 The president 's proposal to raise the federal cigarette tax by 94 cents would save the country more than $63 billion in long-term health care costs, according to new estimates by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networkξ (ACS CAN). ACS CAN also estimates that

President's Budget Calls for Increase in National Tobacco Tax

April 24, 2013
National

In what could be a double win for children, President Obama proposed increasing the national tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund a pre-k program for children. The President's 2014 budget proposal would increase the national tax on cigarettes to $1.95 per pack, an increase of 94 cents.

In Victory for Public Health, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Tobacco Regulation Law

April 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 22, 2013 In a significant victory for public health, the U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a tobacco industry challenge to a crucial lower-court decision upholding provisions of the law that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products. The Court 's

Smoke-Free Win in Ketchum, Idaho

April 16, 2013
National

Last evening, the Ketchum City Council voted unanimously to pass a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance that includes bars, small businesses, hotels and motels, hookah bars, tobacco shops, bus stops and various outdoor areas.ξ The new law also doesn't include any exemptions for e-cigarettes, and it will go into effect next Wednesday,

Administration Budget Proposal Strong on Tobacco Control and Research Funding; Undervalues Prevention Programs

April 10, 2013

WASHINGTON April 10, 2013 Families affected by cancer applaud President Obama for proposing an FY 2014 budget that would significantly reduce the impact of tobacco, a leading cause of cancer and preventable death, and commit to restoring the federal investment in medical research, the key to advancing progress against a