Our Organization
The mission of Tobacco Free North Dakota is to improve and protect the public health of all North Dakotans by reducing the serious health and economic consequences of tobacco use, the state's number one cause of preventable disease and death.
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Partners
With reductions in funding and the closure of BreatheND (with the repeal of 2008’s Measure 3), the support of our Partners and Members is crucial for us to be able to continue our fight for North Dakota’s first tobacco free generation!
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Coalition
Tobacco Free North Dakota is focused on building partnerships with individuals who and organizations which support tobacco prevention efforts and policy changes that protect the public from the dangers of tobacco use.
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NBC News: Philip Morris suspends nationwide sales on Zyn.com after D.C. subpoena
The company said that Swedish Match North America had received a subpoena from D.C.’s attorney general requesting information about its compliance with D.C.’s 2022 ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco. In October 2022, D.C. banned the sale of all flavored tobacco, including flavored synthetic nicotine products. To read the full article, click here.
North Dakota Media Notices TFND and Partners Quit Week Efforts
There’s been a significant amount of media coverage surrounding Quit Week from TFND and our partners. We are so thrilled with the attention everyone is getting for this worthy cause! Below is a growing list of the media coverage received so far: Dr. Eric Johnson, Board Member of Tobacco Free North Dakota, is on Afternoons […]
Quit Week set for June 9-15
It’s Quitting Time in North Dakota, a statewide campaign aimed at increasing awareness about the risks associated with commercial tobacco and alternative nicotine products while also urging North Dakotans to commit to quitting. This marks the fifth year that Tobacco Free North Dakota and various tobacco prevention and control partners in the state have collaborated […]
Columbus and other Ohio cities sue to block ban on their tobacco regulations
Some states like California or Massachusetts are indicators for the future of tobacco policy in the United States. Others like Ohio are indicators of key battlegrounds in order to make progress. Ohio’s legislature passed a law banning local jurisdictions from enacting its own regulations on tobacco products. Those cities are now suing to block the […]
HEALTH GROUPS FILE SECOND LAWSUIT AGAINST THE US FDA
This isn’t the first time litigation has been needed to implement a needed rule or regulation. It is disappointing that it has gotten to this point. The FDA can end this by simply implementing the rule it has spent years finalizing. The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), […]