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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Reynolds expanding e-cigarette production
Washington Post – By Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Reynolds American Inc. is expanding its Tobaccoville, North Carolina, manufacturing complex as it plans national distribution of its Vuse brand electronic cigarette this summer, the company said Friday. The owner of nation’s second-biggest tobacco company did not disclose the costs related to the ramp-up, which will include […]
How E-Cigarettes May Harm Your Health
– Melaina Juntti, Men’s Journal The Food and Drug Administration just proposed a set of rules that would ban sales to minors and require e-cigarette manufacturers to disclose their products’ ingredients. If passed, the regulations would bring some much-needed order to an uncontrolled industry. “Right now, because there are about 250 different kinds of e-cigarettes and […]
Grand Forks Park District seeks info before acting on tobacco ban
By John Hageman, Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks Park District Commissioners want to gather some more information before acting on a tobacco-free policy. Commissioners received the results of a poll last week that showed overwhelming support for adopting a comprehensive tobacco-free policy on Park District property. On Friday, commissioners said they wanted to hear from adult users […]
Moorhead leaders discuss licensing e-cigarette vendors, abolishing lengthy tobacco sampling
By: Erik Burgess, INFORUM MOORHEAD – Hoping to curb sales to minors, the city could soon require e-cigarette vendors to be licensed and subjected to compliance checks like traditional tobacco sellers. State law in Minnesota – and local ordinances in West Fargo and Fargo – prevents the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. But because Moorhead doesn’t […]
You Now Have To Be 21 Years Old To Buy Cigarettes In New York City
Agence France Presse | by Brigitte Dusseau New York raised the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21 on Sunday, in its latest initiative to encourage healthier behavior among residents. The law, signed November 19 shortly before former mayor Michael Bloomberg finished his third term, had a six-month waiting period before it came into effect — but […]