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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Bismarck Tribune: Coalition pushes tobacco tax measure
By NICK SMITH, Bismarck Tribune Members of a coalition seeking an increase in the state’s tobacco tax say their proposed increase would reduce smoking rates as well as state health care costs among other benefits. “That’s the missing leg of the three-legged stool,” Eric Johnson, a Grand Forks physician and head of the measure’s sponsoring […]
Valley News Live: Coalition wants to raise North Dakota tobacco tax
By: Natalie Parsons FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) It has been proposed in the state of North Dakota to raise the tax on tobacco products. If it passes, you will see it on your ballot this November. Supporters already started collecting some of the required 13,000 plus signatures. North Dakota has not increased its tobacco […]
KX News: Raise It For Health North Dakota Coalition Seeks Tobacco Tax Change
By Kaitlyn Wurnig It will require 13,452 signatures and a yes vote, but the Raise it for Health North Dakota coalition is seeking a change. A change North Dakota has not had in 23 years. “Increasing the price of tobacco is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among […]
Forum News Service: Proposed ND ballot measure would boost tax on cigarettes by $1.76 a pack
By Mike Nowatzki / Forum News Service A group frustrated with the North Dakota Legislature’s repeated refusal to raise tobacco taxes will attempt to put the issue to voters in November, announcing a ballot initiative Wednesday that would hike the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $1.76. Backers will need to gather 13,452 signatures […]
Bismarck Tribune: Group proposes to raise tax on tobacco
NICK SMITH, Bismarck Tribune A coalition seeking to reduce tobacco use in North Dakota will unveil a proposed ballot measure Wednesday, which would raise the state’s tobacco tax — one of the lowest in the nation. The group, Raise it for Health North Dakota, will make its announcement in Memorial Hall inside the state Capitol on […]