Tobacco Regulation and Products Press Releases
Today, in a 26-16 vote, the Senate passed a bill (HB 3681) that would take away the power of all localities’ ability to pass laws that regulate the sale of tobacco products.
The bill’s advancement to the full floor vote by the Senate came outside of the typical legislative process due to the strong opposition from lawmakers
El año pasado, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE. UU. (FDA) publicó sus normas propuestas para eliminar los cigarrillos mentolados y eliminar todos los sabores en los puros
Los fiscales generales de seis estados y el Distrito de Columbia anunciaron hoy un acuerdo multiestatal de $462 millones que pagará JUUL Labs, tras una investigación sobre sus prácticas de marketing dirigida a menores de edad para atraer a los jóvenes a sus cigarrillos electrónicos adictivos.
BUFFALO, NY –MARCH 11, 2023 – As budget discussions among state legislators pick up speed at the Capitol, Erie County religious, health and community leaders are set to rally alongside cancer patients and survivors on Monday, March 13.
BUFFALO, NY—MARCH 8, 2023— Utilizing data from the New York State Cancer Registry, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released data showing the devastating impact that cancers linked to tobacco have on New Yorkers, specifically those living in Erie County:
La Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) aplaude al presidente por su enfoque y dedicación a cumplir la meta de la Misión Contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot), para acabar con el cáncer como lo conocemos. El presidente Biden describió varias estrategias en su discurso del "Estado de la Nación" para reducir la carga del cáncer por todo el país.
COLUMBIA, SC – February 7, 2022 – At the pressure of Big Tobacco and its allies, lawmakers are once again moving quickly with a proposal that would endanger the health of our children by taking away the free
ALBANY, NY – FEBRUARY 1, 2023 – Earlier today New York State Governor Kathy Hochul released her proposed budget for 2023. In response, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior New York Government Relations Director Michael Davoli, released the following statement:
A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in response to Justice Kagan’s denial of the tobacco industry’s request for a stay on the California law to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and most other flavored tobacco products.
Washington, D,C. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its partners submitted an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief today in support of the U.S.