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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E-cig shop fails smoke-free compliance check
By Anne Millerbernd, Fargo Forum FARGO – One of five Fargo businesses failed a smoke-free law compliance check Thursday. Fargo police checked the shops to ensure that electronic cigarettes weren’t being used in a prohibited area, and E-Cig Empire at 4900 13th Ave. S. failed, according to a release from Fargo Cass Public Health. It’s […]
Cases of kids poisoned by e-cigs increasing in Minnesota
By Andy Rathbun / St. Paul Pioneer Press Minnesota has seen a jump in the number of children poisoned by e-cigarettes and their liquid refillables, the Minnesota Department of Health said Wednesday. From 2013 to 2014, the number of e-cigarette and e-liquid poisonings among Minnesota children 5 and younger rose 35 percent — the second […]
Star Tribune: Mpls. considers restrictions on flavored tobacco products
By Eric Roper Star Tribune The sale of flavored cigars in convenience stores could soon come to an end in Minneapolis, where city officials are mulling the state’s first ban on the products at most traditional locations to curb youth tobacco use. Anti-smoking advocates and small retailers squared off at a packed City Council hearing […]
Reuters: US tobacco companies drop lawsuit vs FDA over labeling
The three largest U.S. tobacco companies on Tuesday dropped their lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of exceeding its authority by closely monitoring the content of their product labels after the agency said it would reconsider its rules. Altria Group Inc, Reynolds American Inc and Lorillard Inc dismissed their case after the FDA […]
U.S. News: Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval secures unlikely win with approval of big tax increase
By MICHELLE RINDELS, Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, secured an unlikely victory Monday when the conservative state Legislature approved a huge tax increase at his urging as part of a plan to boost education spending. The $1.1 billion package raises taxes on businesses and cigarettes, and it makes […]