It Is Past Time for Meaningful Action on Tobacco Control
West Virginia Tops the Nation in Tobacco Use Rates. West Virginia Can and Must Do Better.
Tobacco Control Press Releases
Governor Hochul Sets Sights on a Tobacco-free Generation
ALBANY, NY – JANUARY 10, 2023 – This afternoon Governor Hochul joined leaders from across New York to give the annual State of the State address, outlining her policy priorities for the coming year.
Tobacco Control Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Hoosiers
As lawmakers dive into the 2023 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Speaker Huston, Rep. Thompson, and Sen. Bray and Mishler to prioritize significantly increasing taxes on all tobacco products and investing in fact-based tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer on Hoosiers.
Gov. DeWine Stands Up for Public Health
Today, Gov. DeWine vetoed HB 513, which would have restricted the authority of communities to pass local laws regulating the sale of tobacco products that are stronger than state law.
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians
Kentucky Can and Must Do Better When it Comes to Reducing the Cancer Burden
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians
Kentucky Can and Must Do Better When it Comes to Reducing the Cancer Burden
General Assembly Attacks Authority of Local Communities to Protect Public Health
Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee passed legislation that will restrict the authority of communities to pass local laws regulating the sale of tobacco products that are stronger than state law.
The City of Columbus Ends the Sale of Flavored Tobacco
Ending the Sale of Flavored Tobacco is Critical to Protect Youth and Reduce Tobacco Use
Supreme Court Rejects the Tobacco Industry’s Attempt to Stop California Law Ending the Sale of Most Flavored Tobacco Products from Taking Effect
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.
Court Ruling Against FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Warnings is Wrong on the Law and Must Be Appealed
Today’s decision by a federal judge to block implementation of graphic cigarette warnings ordered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is wrong on the law, inconsistent with decades of precedent and harms public health.