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.
Tobacco Control Press Releases
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.
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.
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
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.
Westchester Board of Legislators Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
WESTCHESTER, NY – December 6, 2022 – Last week, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, hookah, cigars and smokeless tobacco products.
South Portland City Council to Vote on Ending the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
SOUTH PORTLAND – Today, the South Portland City Council will hold a first reading and vote on a proposed ordinance to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and menthol flavored products.
Court Order Requires Tobacco Companies to Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at 200,000 Stores Across U.S. – Order Stems from 2006 Racketeering Verdict Against Companies
Under a federal court order issued today, the major U.S. tobacco companies will soon have to post signs telling the public the truth about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking at nearly 200,000 retail outlets across the nation that sell cigarettes.