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2021 FTC Reports Show Declining Cigarette Sales but Continued Focus on the Retail Environment

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, Flavors (including Menthol), Price Promotions, Smokeless Tobacco and SNUS
February 1, 2023

A report released earlier this week from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on cigarette and smokeless tobacco sales and marketing expenditures show that in 2021, cigarettes sales decreased to 190.2 … Read More

Counter Tobacco Podcast Episode 32: Point of Sale Trends to Watch in 2023

Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Endgame, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, Licensing, Minimum price, Non-Tax Price Increases, Podcast, Preemption, Price Promotions, Product Availability, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Youth
January 30, 2023

In this episode, we’re taking a look into the future! Each January, we make some predictions about the top trends in retail tobacco prevention and control work to pay attention … Read More

Big Tobacco Up To The Same Old Tricks after California Flavor Ban

Cigarettes, Disparities, Flavors (including Menthol), Product Availability
January 27, 2023

In August 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 793. Under the policy, the sale of tobacco products with a ‘characterizing flavor’, defined as the presence of … Read More

January 2023 News and Research Roundup

Cigarettes, Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Endgame, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Licensing, Preemption, Product Availability, Youth
January 27, 2023

\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 … Read More

Top POS Trends to Watch in 2023

Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Endgame, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, Licensing, Minimum price, Non-Tax Price Increases, Preemption, Price Promotions, Product Availability, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21
January 26, 2023

Below are advances in point-of-sale tobacco control that we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2023. Click the links below or scroll to learn more: A Focus on Health Equity … Read More

December 2022 News and Research Roundup

E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Licensing, Tobacco21, Vape Shops, Youth
December 20, 2022

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 … Read More

California Voters Uphold Flavor Ban

Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Little cigars/Cigarillos, Product Availability, Youth
December 19, 2022

Last month, California voters upheld the state’s ban on the sale of most flavored tobacco products with over 63% of the vote in a referendum. While the tobacco industry promptly filed … Read More

Retailers Required to Post Tobacco Industry “Corrective Statements” at the Point of Sale

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, Health Warnings
December 14, 2022

Starting July 1, 2023, nearly 200,000 tobacco retailers across the country must begin installing signs in their stores with “corrective statements” from the tobacco industry. This is a long-awaited result … Read More

November 2022 News and Research Roundup

Disparities, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Licensing, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Product Availability, Youth
November 29, 2022

2022 Point of Sale Tobacco Marketing Photo Contest Winners!

Cigarettes, Disparities, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, Photo Contest, Price Promotions, Product Availability, Stores Near Schools, Vape Shops, Youth
November 16, 2022

Many thanks to all who participated in this year’s Point of Sale Tobacco Marketing Photo Contest! We received many powerful photos documenting the tobacco industry’s marketing tactics and promotional strategies … Read More