The Impact of FDA Tobacco Legislation on State Tobacco Control Efforts - June 29th, 2009
Information provided by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
The FDA tobacco legislation signed into law preserves the rights of states to raise tobacco tax rates, implement and enforce comprehensive smoke-free laws, adequately fund strong state tobacco prevention programs, enhance access to smoking cessation, and take any actions to restrict the sale and distribution of tobacco products. It also expands what states can do to prohibit or restrict tobacco product marketing.
Consistent with the way the FDA regulates other products under its jurisdiction, the passage of the legislation will block states from taking action specifically to regulate the structure of any tobacco product that is subject to FDA regulation – except that states are left free to pass any fire-safe cigarette laws.
The FDA tobacco legislation, once fully implemented, will establish a range of new marketing restrictions and other measures that will apply nationwide to complement state tobacco prevention efforts and will provide assistance to states to implement their laws restricting sales to youth. (more…)
Sunday, June 21 is the perfect day for Arkansas dads to start living a healthy and prosperous life. On that day, dads currently using tobacco can celebrate Father’s Day by stopping their tobacco use, choosing to save money and be around longer for their families. To help dads celebrate this special day, families can provide the loving support dads need to be tobacco-free before Father’s Day next year by encouraging them to call the Arkansas Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW.
Arkansas High School in Texarkana has been selected as the winner of “The Big Pitch” 2009, Stamp Out Smoking’s sixth annual tobacco-free drama contest. SOS received 48 entries for the “The Big Pitch” 2009, the most received in the history of the contest.







