As of January 1st, Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, became the only jurisdictions in the U.S. to eliminate the sale of commercial tobacco, although other jurisdictions are seriously considering it. Both cities included a phase-out period to allow retailers to adjust and to help people who smoke quit.
“Cigarettes have become so normalized that to some, this might seem like a drastic step,” said Chris Bostic, ASH Policy Director. “But if another product emerged tomorrow that was highly addictive and killed when used as intended, of course, we’d ban its sale. We’d probably charge the people who marketed it with manslaughter too.”
ASH NEWS
- ASH’s Accomplishments in 2020
- End of 2020 Message from ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber
- John A. Mirisch, 3x Mayor of Beverly Hills, Joins Action on Smoking and Health Board of Trustees
- Why I Fight: To End Blogs Like This
- Human Rights Day 2020
- National Index Shines a Light on Tobacco Industry Interference in Lawmaking
- Statement from Laurent Huber, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health, on the passing of former Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez
- National Medical Association (NMA) Joins AATCLC, AMA and ASH in Lawsuit Against the FDA
- ASH Webinar Series recordings and resources here
TOBACCO NEWS
- Global Strategy to Accelerate Tobacco Control: Advancing sustainable development through the implementation of the WHO FCTC 2019 – 2025
- Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways
- Finally, the beginning of a paradigm shift that will phase out tobacco use entirely!
- 5 Editorials Released in Tobacco Induced Diseases Journal (TID)
- The Netherlands presents plan to reduce tobacco retail outlets
- Truth Initiative Research on Federal Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
- STOP Partners: New Global Index Shows Aggressive Tobacco Industry Lobbying in 2019 and Exploitation of COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020
- Dolgeville, NY: Retail Environment Tobacco Law
ACT WITH ASH
Our work to end the tobacco epidemic has never been more crucial as we collectively battle the respiratory COVID-19 pandemic. We need to encourage any and every person who smokes to quit for good, starting now. 1-800-QUIT-NOW remains free and open for all.
As society moves health to the top of our priority list, this is also the time for more communities to begin considering phasing out the sale of commercial tobacco products. Tobacco products remain the #1 cause of preventable death and kill when used exactly as intended. For that reason, they shouldn’t be sold.
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