Updates matching "Tobacco Control"

ACS CAN Advocates and community partners, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, March of Dimes and MD GASP testified in the Economic Matters committee on House Bill 953 that would raise the minimum sales age for tobacco products to age 21. Check out coverage of students from Towson

On May 27, 2018 ACS CAN advocates met with their lawmakers for our annual ACS CAN Day at the Capitol. Advocates urged their lawmakers to support 1) raising the minimum sales age to 21 for cigarettes, 2) restore funding for comprehensive tobacco use prevention and cessation programs to $21 million,

Thank you to all of the organizations, volunteers, and advocates who attended the hearing at the DC Council to urge them to support raising the tax on cigarettes Raising the price of tobacco is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking rates. It will help prevent youth from

Tax Bill’s Repeal of Health Mandate Threatens Patient Access On Dec. 20, Congress approved a final tax bill that repeals the individual mandate – the provision in the current health law requiring Americans to buy health coverage. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance

ACS CAN Massachusetts is focusing on a variety of issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session. Below is an update on those that have had movement in the past month. Tobacco Bill Status Comprehensive tobacco control legislation which would increase the age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to

“This report strengthens the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networks (ACS CAN) position that e-cigarettes should be included in our smoke-free and tobacco-free laws and clearly more needs to be done to prevent the next generation of youth from starting and becoming addicted to these products, Bryte Johnson, director of