ANSR Blog

National Conference on Tobacco or Health – NCTOH

During the last week of June 2022, twelve ANSR staff, interns, and partners traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to share and learn at the...

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...

Saint Paul 53rd community to pass Tobacco 21

Saint Paul – A longtime leader in protecting youth from the harms of tobacco, Saint Paul now is one of just 10 cities in Minnesota that...

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...

Saint Anthony Village 47th T21 community

Saint Anthony Village, Minn. – Communities in Minnesota continue to work to protect youth from the harms of tobacco, and particularly...

Hennepin County restricts all flavored tobacco products, goes T21

The landscape for selling tobacco at the Minneapolis airport will look different in the future since the Hennepin County Board of...

New Brighton 36th T21 community in Minnesota

The Tobacco 21 movement continues to gain ground in Minnesota as New Brighton became the latest community to pass the measure. The New...

Little Canada raises tobacco sales age to 21

Little Canada council member Tom Fischer expressed support for raising the tobacco sales age, but he was adamant that his city shouldn’t...

Robbinsdale raises tobacco sales age to 21, restricts sale of e-cigs

More than a year ago, the community of Robbinsdale wasn’t quite ready to enact Tobacco 21, but its leaders made a commitment to take...

North Oaks 24th community raises tobacco sales age to 21

The community of North Oaks might be small, but it came up big when it comes to protecting its youth. North Oaks unanimously voted to...