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Minneapolis Bans Flavored Tobacco

E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Large Cigars, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Minimum pack size, Minimum price, Non-Tax Price Increases, Youth
July 13, 2015

Starting January 1 of next year, the sale of flavored tobacco products will no longer be allowed in the city of Minneapolis anywhere outside of adult-only specialty tobacco shops, with … Read More

New Case Study Released on Reducing Cheap Tobacco & Youth Access in New York City

Minimum pack size, Minimum price, Non-Tax Price Increases, Policy Advocacy, Tobacco21, Youth
July 7, 2015

The Center for Public Health Systems Science (CPHSS), funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) State & Community Tobacco Control (SCTC) Research Initiative, has developed a series of case studies … Read More

News and Research Round Up

E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, Large Cigars, Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Minimum pack size, Pharmacies, Policy Advocacy, Price Promotions, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21, Youth
July 2, 2015

Welcome to CounterTobacco.org’s “News and Research Roundup!” Each month we post a summary of the latest research, reports, and news stories on counteracting tobacco product sales and marketing at the point … Read More

Hawaii Makes History as the First State to Raise the Minimum Legal Sale Age for Tobacco to 21

Tobacco21
June 26, 2015

Governor Igne of Hawaii has signed into law historic legislation, making Hawaii the first state in the US to raise the minimum legal sale age (MLSA) for tobacco to 21, … Read More

Webinar – It’s Go Time! Tobacco Retailer Licensing Playbook

CDC OSH POS Webinars, Licensing, Policy Advocacy, Webinars
June 5, 2015

Presenters: Asha Banks, MPA, Office on Smoking and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ian McLaughlin, JD, ChangeLab Solutions Monty Messex, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, International, Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Media Campaign, Pharmacies, Policy Advocacy, Product Packaging, Retailer Density, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21, Youth
June 2, 2015

Vermont Health Department, Counterbalance Campaign Conduct Statewide Store Audits

Flavors (including Menthol), Media Campaign, Retailer Density, Store Assessments, Stores Near Schools, Youth
May 22, 2015

The Vermont Health Department recently conducted store audits of 767 tobacco retailers state-wide. Working with Counter Tools, they used a modified version of the Standardized Tobacco Assessment for Retail Settings (STARS) and … Read More

Tobacco Retailer Licensing Playbook

Licensing, Policy Advocacy, Retailer Density
May 13, 2015

ChangeLab Solutions recently released the Tobacco Retailer Licensing Playbook, a new resource outlining ten strategies for developing, implementing, and enforcing effective tobacco retailer licensing (TRL) policies. These include: Conduct an … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, International, Large Cigars, Licensing, Pharmacies, Preemption, Price Promotions, Retailer Density, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21, Vape Shops, Youth
May 12, 2015

Welcome to CounterTobacco.org’s new “News and Research Roundup!” Each month we’ll be posting a summary of the latest research, reports, and news stories on counteracting tobacco product sales and marketing at … Read More

New Research: A Comparison of Three Policy Approaches for Tobacco Retailer Reduction

Licensing, Pharmacies, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Youth
May 7, 2015

A recent study published in Preventive Medicine examined the relative effectiveness of three different policies in reducing the number and density of tobacco retailers in NC: Prohibiting the sale of … Read More

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