PORTLAND, Ore.— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Oregon lawmakers to prioritize and pass a $2 per pack cigarette tax increase with an equivalent increase on all other tobacco products including electronic cigarettes in the 2019 session. Governor Kate Brown’s 2019 budget includes this tobacco tax
On Friday, October 26, ACS CAN will host its annual policy forum in Oregon. This year's event focuses on the pressing issues surrounding the cost of breast cancer across different types of insurance.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon falls short in implementing policies and passing legislation to reduce cancer and fight tobacco use, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual report "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State
In less than a month, three states – Maine , New Jersey and Oregon – have enacted laws that prohibit the selling of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. Smoking rates have declined in recent years, but the use
On August 9, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law legislation that will raise the state's age of sale for all tobacco products to age 21, making Oregon the fifth state to increase the tobacco sales age.
Today, the Oregon House took steps to save lives by protecting kids from a lifetime of addiction when it passed Senate Bill 754 to raise Oregon’s sales age for all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to 21.
The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 754 to raise the state's age of sale for all tobacco products to 21. The bill now heads to the House, moving Oregon closer to being the third state to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 statewide.
