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Candidates in the 51st Assembly District Run-Off Say NO to Tobacco Contributions

December 1, 2017
California

Los Angeles – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announced today that both candidates for California’s 51st Assembly District runoff accepted ACS CAN’s challenge to not take special interest contributions from tobacco companies. Assembly candidates Wendy Carrillo and Luis Lopez say they support the Snuff Tobacco

Media Story: New effort to make 21 the smoking age in Washington

November 28, 2017
Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A renewed effort has just been launched to raise the smoking age in Washington from 18 years old up to 21. It would make this the third state in the country to do that, following in the footsteps of California and Hawaii. Read Full Story

NBC News interviews ACS CAN senior counsel for Big Tobacco story

November 27, 2017
National

“It is a really big watershed in terms of the industry actually coming clean for the first time ever about the health effects of smoking,” said Mary Rouvelas, senior counsel to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, in an interview with NBC News. For decades, Big Tobacco lied

Historic Victory Against Big Tobacco, American Cancer Society Efforts Mentioned in Associated Press Article

November 21, 2017
National

“Decades after they were banned from the airwaves, Big Tobacco companies return to prime-time television this weekend — but not by choice,” according to an Associated Press article. More than a decade after a lawsuit won by the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs and after years of delays

Local Students & Public Health Groups Mark American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by Urging Lawmakers to Raise the Tobacco Age to 21

November 16, 2017
Maryland

DAMASCUS - Local high school students, public health groups and legislative representatives marked the American Cancer Society’s 42nd annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Maryland residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can

Wyoming Cancer Advocates Mark American Cancer Society’s Annual Great American Smokeout by Calling for a $1 Tobacco Tax Increase

November 16, 2017
Wyoming

November 16 is the 42nd annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. Wyoming cancer advocates mark the day by urging the Legislature to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in 2018.

American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on Thursday Marks 10th Anniversary of Anchorage’s Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance

November 15, 2017
Alaska

The American Cancer Society’s (Society) annual Great American Smokeout Nov. 16 marks the 10th anniversary of Anchorage’s comprehensive smoke-free ordinance. The Smoke-free Alaska Workplaces coalition urges state lawmakers to take the next step and pass a statewide smoke-free workplace law in 2018.

American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout on Thursday Marks 10th Anniversary of Anchorage’s Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance

November 15, 2017
Alaska

The American Cancer Society’s (Society) annual Great American Smokeout Nov. 16 marks the 10th anniversary of Anchorage’s comprehensive smoke-free ordinance. The Smoke-free Alaska Workplaces coalition urges state lawmakers to take the next step and pass a statewide smoke-free workplace law in 2018.

Congratulations to Dr. Michele Williams for receiving a state award

November 15, 2017
Maryland

Easton Doctor of Nursing and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Ambassador Receives Abeloff Award for Excellence in Public Health and Cancer Control from Maryland Department of Health Dr. Michele Williams has received the 2017 Martin D. Abeloff Award for Excellence in Public Health and Cancer Control from the