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Information Session in Senate Healthcare Committee on Tobacco 21- SB 754

February 10, 2017
Oregon

ACS CAN volunteers testify in front of Senate Committee about why raising the age of sale in Oregon matters.

Tobacco 21 for Oregon kicks off campaign with press conference in Salem

February 10, 2017
Oregon

Advocates, health professionals, and law makers kick off Tobacco 21 campaign on the first day of session, February 1st.

Tobacco 21 launches campaign in Salem

February 1, 2017
Oregon

Oregon lawmakers propose upping tobacco age to 21

ACS CAN Praises Columbus’s Increase in Tobacco Sales Age to 21; Urge Other Localities to Follow Suit

December 14, 2016
Ohio

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michelle Zimmerman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network 740.525.9577 (cell) [email protected] ACS CAN Praises Columbus’s Increase in Tobacco Sales Age to 21; Urge Other Localities to Follow Suit Columbus, OH – December 12, 2016 – The Columbus City Council passed a measure today

MLB, Players’ Union Agree to Prohibit Smokeless Tobacco for New Players

December 1, 2016

Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) have agreed to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco products by all new players as part of the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.

Report: U.S. Ranks Last for Warning Labels on Cigarettes

November 10, 2016

More than 100 countries worldwide now require pictorial health warnings on cigarette packages, according to a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society.

8 Health Groups File Suit to Force FDA to Require Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law

October 4, 2016

Eight public health and medical groups, and several individual pediatricians, today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law.

What Do Candidates Say About Health Care?

September 9, 2016
Montana

In an effort to help educate Great Falls voters candidates for Montana's State Legislature gathered in a forum to answer questions regarding health care. One of the hot topics included raising the legal age to 21 to purchase tobacco products. Some in favor say it would help to curb the

Sign the petition and tell your elected officials Oregon needs to raise the age to 21!

August 23, 2016
Oregon

Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable deaths in Oregon, contributing to 7,000 deaths annually and costing taxpayers $3 billion a year in healthcare costs and lost productivity.