In fall of 2013, New York City made history by proposing the most comprehensive set of point of sale tobacco legislation in the nation. Passage of the Sensible Tobacco Enforcement … Read More
A number of our partners are hosting webinars related to retail tobacco control and issues that affect the point-of-sale. See the descriptions below and sign up for the webinars that … Read More
The American Cancer Society’s May 2013 Cancer Brief, “Flavored Tobacco: Big Tobacco’s Latest Effort to Hook Kids”, encourages NY State lawmakers to ban the sale of these deceptive flavored other … Read More
Despite tobacco control efforts, tobacco is still the leading cause of preventable death in New York City [1]. Trends reveal that since 2007, New York City youth smoking rates have … Read More
As highlighted by our “5 POS Trends to Watch“ feature, non-cigarette tobacco products (also known as other tobacco products or OTP), is a growing category and one to closely watch. … Read More
Counter Tobacco noted the rise of other tobacco products (OTP) as one of our 5 POS Trends to Watch and the industry seems to agree. Industry reports point to OTP and e-cigarettes as … Read More
1. POS Work Takes Center Stage Point of sale is emerging as a core tobacco control activity. For US states and localities that already have a strong clean indoor air … Read More
A US District Court judge upheld two Providence, Rhode Island tobacco control ordinances today, one that prohibits the sale of flavored non-cigarette tobacco products, such as little cigars or cigarillos, … Read More
Have you ever wondered how products such as flavored little cigars, smokeless tobacco, and other non-cigarette tobacco products can be regulated? In light of existing restrictions on the sale and … Read More
