Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

Since July 1, four comprehensive smoke-free laws have been passed: On July 2, the Lisbon, ND City Council voted to adopt a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance that makes all public places and workplaces, including bars, smoke-free. Lisbon is the ninth North Dakota city to pass an ordinance to make it a

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding passage of a bill that prohibits the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. “E-cigarettes are marketed as a “safe alternative” to tobacco and are sold in kid friendly fruit and candy flavors,

Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding vote by SUNY trustees to support tobacco-free campuses. “SUNY trustees recognized that their campuses are places of higher learning, not venues to begin a potentially deadly tobacco addiction. Their vote to

Health Groups Call on Lawmakers to Boost Tobacco Control Funding to Reduce Deaths Caused by Smoking (Trenton, NJ) (May 31, 2012) – The evidence is clear that adequately funded, well-managed tobacco control programs reduce smoking, which saves lives and taxpayer money. According to a new American

Yesterday afternoon, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $1 cigarette tax increase, raising the statewide tax from $.98 to $1.98 per pack.ξ The bill now moves to Governor Quinn for his signature, and once signed, the tax increase will go into effect on June 24. This tax increase also includes