ANSR Blog

ANSR Creates New ‘Tools for Schools’ Toolkit

With funding from the Minnesota Department of Health, ANSR created a new ‘Tools for Schools’ toolkit to help school staff prevent...

Richfield Bans Flavors, Caps Licenses at Four

On August 8, 2023, the Richfield City Council voted 3-0 to pass an ordinance that prohibits the sale of all flavored commercial tobacco...

Tobacco Industry Impact on the Environment

By Anna Grace Hottinger Whether you are at the playground, outside of the store, on the side of a trail, or in our lakes and waterways,...

The Environmental Impacts of Vaping that the Tobacco Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Meghan McFarling Most people could probably assume that commercial tobacco products like cigarettes harm our environment. Cigarettes...

Vaping Trends Among University of Minnesota College Students

In partnership with the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota (ANSR), three UMN undergraduate students working toward a minor degree in...

Tobacco retailer assessment in Saint Paul indicates early success; Little Canada caps tobacco licenses

Saint Paul’s new commercial tobacco ordinance prohibits the redemption of coupons that make products like this accessible to youth by...

Saint Paul passes most comprehensive commercial tobacco ordinance in the United States

SAINT PAUL (11/4/21) – On Wednesday, November 3, the Saint Paul City Council voted unanimously to prohibit the use of coupons and price...

Columbia Heights restricts sale of all flavored tobacco products, removes penalties on youth

City is 23rd Minnesota community to restrict sales of products Columbia Heights, Minn. (10/12/2021) – The Columbia Heights City Council...

Golden Valley passes T21, restricts all flavors

With the youth of Minnesota in the midst of a vaping epidemic and severe lung damage a hot topic across the country, the Golden Valley...

Arden Hills restricts all flavors, raises tobacco sales age to 21

Arden Hills took aim at the tobacco industry when the City Council voted unanimously to raise the tobacco sales age to 21 and ban the...