News – Page 27 – Counter Tobacco

New Paper and Video on Conducting Store Observations of Tobacco Marketing and Products

Store Assessments
February 24, 2016

Store observations, also called store assessments or store audits, are a way to collect data about what is happening at stores in your community. You can then use this information … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Licensing, Retailer Density, Tobacco21, Youth
February 11, 2016

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

Restricting Tobacco Advertising and Promotions: Dealing with Legal Obstacles

Advertising Restictions, Displays/Display Ban, Health Warnings, Pharmacies, Policy Advocacy, Preemption, Price Promotions, Tobacco21
February 9, 2016

In a new article in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, entitled “Regulating Tobacco Product Advertising and Promotions in the Retail Environment: A Roadmap for States and Localities,” authors … Read More

Last Chance to participate in vSTARS pilot!

E-Cigarettes, Store Assessments, Vape Shops
February 4, 2016

Want to find out what’s happening at vape shops in your community? As you may remember, Counter Tobacco is proud to promote the newest store assessment tool for vape shops: vSTARS! Several … Read More

“Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act” Protects Kids from E-liquid

E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Product Packaging, Youth
January 29, 2016

President Obama signed into law the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act, which requires all liquid nicotine containers used for e-cigarettes and other vaping devices to be sold in child-resistant packaging. This law … Read More

Top 5 POS Trends to Watch in 2016

Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, Store Assessments, Tobacco21, Vape Shops
January 15, 2016

1. Tobacco 21 continues to gain momentum and spread across the country The minimum legal sale age (MLSA) prohibits retailers from selling tobacco products to anyone under a set age. … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Advertising Restictions, Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, FDA, Flavors (including Menthol), Healthy Retailers, International, Little cigars/Cigarillos, Pharmacies, Policy Advocacy, Tobacco21, Vape Shops, Youth
January 14, 2016

CDC OSH Webinar: The Point of Sale Playbook: Addressing the Four ‘P’s of Tobacco Marketing in Stores

CDC OSH POS Webinars, Policy Advocacy, Price Promotions, Product Availability, Product Packaging, Product Placement, Webinars
January 6, 2016

This webinar in the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health point of sale webinar series was held January 13th, 2016 at 2pm EST. This webinar discusses the importance of working … Read More

50,000 Visitors

Licensing, Policy Advocacy, Youth
December 23, 2015

We are so excited to announce that CounterTobacco.org has now been visited by 50,000 different people across the United States and the globe! It is fantastic to have so many people working to counter tobacco marketing at … Read More

News and Research Round Up

Cigarettes, Disparities, Displays/Display Ban, E-Cigarettes, Flavors (including Menthol), Health Warnings, International, Licensing, Price Promotions, Retailer Density, Stores Near Schools, Tobacco21, Youth
December 10, 2015