Implementing and enforcing flavored tobacco and e-cigarette policies can be complicated. This toolkit includes case studies from the cities and state on the cutting edge that discuss lessons learned and best approaches for moving forward on these important policies. In addition, the toolkit includes a literature review evaluating the effectiveness of flavored tobacco sales restrictions and a comprehensive guide on the best approaches for implementation.
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Flavored Tobacco Sales Prohibitions: Enforcement Options
This publication examines options for local jurisdictions to enforce prohibitions on the sale of flavored commercial tobacco products, potential legal and enforcement challenges, and recommended best approaches.
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Evaluating Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions: A Literature Review
This resource is a select compilation of recent studies as of 2022 on the impact of policies that restrict or prohibit the sales of flavored tobacco products in U.S. communities and other countries. The entries also include brief summaries of study findings and occasional recommendations.
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San Francisco's Flavored Tobacco Products Policy: A Case Study
In June of 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the City’s first law prohibiting the sale of menthol and all flavored commercial tobacco products.
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Massachusetts' Flavored Tobacco Products Policy: A Case Study
In 2019, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to pass a statewide restriction on the sale of menthol and other flavored commercial tobacco and e-cigarette products.
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Edina's Flavored Tobacco Products Policy: A Case Study
On June 16, 2020, Edina — a suburb in Minneapolis, Minnesota — passed a citywide prohibition on the sale of menthol and all flavored commercial tobacco products.
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Chicago's Flavored Tobacco Products Policy: A Case Study
In December 2013, Chicago became the first city in the U.S. to restrict the sale of all flavored commercial tobacco products, including menthol.
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Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions in Massachusetts: An Interview with Cheryl Sbarra
This hour-long video features Julie Amajuoyi, the Public Health Law Center's Lead Senior Staff Attorney for National Commercial Tobacco Control Programs, and her interview with Cheryl Sbarra, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney at the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards, on the history, successes, and challenges of Massachusetts’s flavored tobacco product restriction policy.
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