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RESEARCH ANSR has participated in many research studies with partners, including the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Selected publications are listed below. 1. Brock, B., Choi, K., Boyle, R.G., Moilanen, M., & Schillo, B.A. (2016). Tobacco product prices before and after a statewide tobacco tax increase. Tobacco Control, Published online first. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052018. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25052861 2. Amato, M., Boyle, R.G., Brock B. 1, (2015). Higher price, fewer packs: evaluating a tobacco tax increase with cigarette sales data. American Journal of Public Health, Published online first. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302438. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25602874/ 3. Brock, B., Schillo, B.A., & Moilanen, M. (2014). Tobacco industry marketing: and analysis of direct mail coupons and giveaways. Tobacco Control, Published online first. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051602 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25052861 4. Choi, K., Fabian, L., Brock, B., Engman, K., Jansen, J., & Forster, J. (2014). Availability of snus and its sale to minors in a large Minnesota city. Tobacco Control, 23(5), 449-451. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050719 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23303287 5. Widome, R., Brock, B., Noble, P., & Forster, J.L. (2013). The relationship of neighborhood characteristics to point-of-sale tobacco advertising and marketing. Ethnicity and Health, 18(2), 136-51. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22789035 6. Hewett, M., Ortland, W., Brock, B., & Helm, C. (2012). Secondhand smoke and smokefree policies in owner-occupied multi-unit housing. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43(5S3), S187-S196. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23079216 7. Widome, R., Brock, B., Noble, P., & Forster, J.L. (2012). The relationship of point-of sale advertising and neighborhood characteristics to underage sales of tobacco. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 35(3), 331-345. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615496 8. Widome, R., Brock, B., Klein, E.G., & Forster, J.L. (2012). Smokeless tobacco advertising at the point of sale: prevalence, placement, and demographic correlates. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 14(2), 217-223. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22080586 9. Widome, R., Joseph, A.M., Brock, B., Chlebeck, B., Polusny, M., Gulden, A., & Fu, S.S. (2011). Talking to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans about tobacco use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13(7), 623-626. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21436295 10. Hewett, M.J., Sandell, S.D., Anderson, J., & Niebuhr, M. (2007). Secondhand smoke in apartment buildings: renter and owner or manager perspectives. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Suppl 1, S39-47. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365725 11. Klein, E.G., Forster, J.L., McFadden, B., & Outley, C.W. (2007). Minnesota tobacco-free park policies: Attitudes of the general public and park officials. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Suppl 9, S49-55. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365726 12. Weigum, J. (2005) Case study 8.3 titled “In Minnesota: Multiple strategies, multiple defeats-ultimate victory” in National Cancer Institute, ASSIST: Shaping the Future of Tobacco Prevention and Control. Tobacco Control Monograph No. 16. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 05-5645, May 2005. 13. Hennrikus, D., Pentel, P.R., & Sandell, S.D. (2003). Preferences and practices among renters regarding smoking restrictions in apartment buildings. Tobacco Control, 12(2), 189-94.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12773730 14. Weigum, J. & Ravnitzky, M. (1999) Filtered or unfiltered information: Choices in how to make the Minnesota tobacco document depository records more accessible to the public. William Mitchell Law Review, 25(2), Article 11. http://open.wmitchell.edu/wmlr/vol25/iss2/1 Download a list of ANSR Board Member publications

TOBACCO 101 What is Tobacco 101? “Tobacco 101: A Teacher’s Guide to Anti-Tobacco Lesson Planning” is a free, web-accessible, ten-lesson guide that will help you teach your students about the harms of tobacco and the deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry, all while supporting their development into young tobacco prevention advocates. The curriculum is geared towards middle and high school students and can be used in a classroom, after school or out-of-school setting. Within the guide you’ll find: downloadable resources, video and other multimedia links, activities for a variety of learning styles, hands-on student engagement, student-led discussion and learning and supplemental materials. The guide contains 11 lessons. Click the images to access and download the lesson PDFs: Lesson One Tobacco 101 -- Intro to Tobacco Lesson Four Flavored Tobacco, Menthol and E-Cigarettes Lesson Seven Sharing Our Findings: Taking Action Lesson Ten Environmental Impact Lesson Two Marketing and Advertising: What You See is Not Always What You Get Lesson Five People Power vs. Tobacco Industry Lesson Eight Price Discounting Lesson Eleven Mental Health and Nicotine Lesson Three Child Labor in the Tobacco Industry Lesson Six What is the Tobacco Industry Doing in my Neighborhood? Lesson Nine Electronic Cigarettes (Vapes): A Deeper Dive DOWNLOAD THE FULL CURRICULUM DOWNLOAD THE FULL CURRICULUM We hope you enjoy engaging your students with this fun, interactive tool aimed at helping them become young commercial tobacco prevention advocates in their own communities. Please contact tobacco101@ansrmn.org with questions. Forms Sample Parent Letter and Permission Forms Certificate of Completion Resources

PROGRAMS Live Smoke Free Technical Assistance Retailer Compliance Stop Sales to Minors Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Project WATCH Menthol Coalition Ramsey Tobacco Coalition Tobacco-Free Spaces

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Many of our board members do not have an office at ANSR, but they are still available if you would like to speak with them. To contact any of our board members, please call 651-646-3005 and ask to speak with Jeanne Weigum, ANSR President. Below you will find a list of our board members’ names and the titles they hold on the board. Jeanne Weigum ANSR President Bernie Hesse Vice-President Mary Bergaas Treasurer Eugene Nichols Secretary Jean Forster, Ph.D, MPH Director at Large Deb Hennrikus, Ph.D Director Martha Hewett Director Natalie Johnson Lee Director Lisa Marshall, MS, RD, LD Director Monique Muggli, JD Director Paul Pentel, MD Director Ephraim Olani Director

ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUGS (ATOD) Minnesota Prevention Resource Center The best way to prevent substance abuse is by addressing its root causes. The Minnesota Prevention Resource Center supports people and organizations to engage in this effort. MPRC provides information you need by: Sharing stories of MN community-based prevention work in action. Hosting the state's annual statewide prevention conference . Hosting ongoing trainings in prevention basic skills, best practices and prevention ethics. Providing an easy-to-search, online collection of prevention resources . Communicating essential news and information on prevention work in Minnesota. Visit the MPRC Website Contact MPRC Regional Prevention Coordinators Regional Prevention Coordinators (RPC) support Minnesota communities in their efforts to prevent youth substance use and abuse. ANSR houses RPCs for Regions 5 and 7. They help start and grow prevention efforts in your community through personalized support and consultation on: Where to begin Getting the right people to the table Creating a plan Putting the work into action Figuring out what’s working and what’s not Services provided by Regional Prevention Coordinators are guided by SAMHSA (the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) principles designed to build and maintain effective prevention programming within a Strategic Prevention Framework. Funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division (BHD). Visit the RPC Website Other Prevention Resources Minnesota Prevention Alliance

FUNDERS AND RELATED SITES Current Funders Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota Center for Prevention Minneapolis Health Department Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Saint Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division Minnesota Department of Health Hennepin County Public Health Department Past Funders ASPiRE Center Clearway Minnesota CDC Office on Smoking and Health Minnesota Cancer Alliance Programs Live Smoke Free Beautiful Lie Ugly Truth Minnesota Prevention Resource Center Don't Discount My Life Regional Prevention Coordinators Nicotine-Free Generation Substance Use in Minnesota Stop Sales to Minors Other Prevention Organizations Action on Smoking & Health American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation NorthPoint Health & Wellness Advocates for Better Health Minnesota Public Health Association Public Health Law Center American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Minnesota SOPHE Tobacco-Free Alliance American Heart Association Minnesota Youth Council American Lung Association Minnesotans for a Smoke-Free Generation Related Sites Minnesota District Finder Minnesota State Legislature Quit Partner My Life My Quit MN Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA)

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

The Association for Nonsmokers - Minnesota's mission is to reduce harm from commercial tobacco and other drugs Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota Our Core Commitments: To protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; To ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and Reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. The Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota is a membership organization. Become an ANSR member to support our continued efforts. Donate Donate Our experienced staff are dedicated to protecting Minnesotans from the harms of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. Our Team Our Team Mission ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco use in Minnesota. Learn more about our mission here. Mission Live Smoke Free LEARN MORE Prevention Programs LEARN MORE Policy Initiatives LEARN MORE Minnesota History LEARN MORE LATEST NEWS Minneapolis Commercial Tobacco Store Survey Results In March 2026, the Minneapolis Health Department and the Association for Nonsmokers-Minnesota conducted a survey of commercial tobacco retailers in Minneapolis. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the impact of changes in 2024 and 2025 to the Minneapolis City Tobacco Dealer Ordinance (Title 13, Chapter 281). These changes include: Setting a minimum price for cigarettes at $15.00 per pack. Setting a minimum price for cigars at $3.75 for 1 and $15.00 for a package of 4. S Jun 29 Plymouth City Council ends the sale of flavored tobacco Councilmembers vote to protect youth and join over 30 other Minnesota communities that have limited the sale of flavored tobacco. Plymouth, Minn. (April 29, 2026) – The Plymouth City Council voted to pass sweeping changes to the Plymouth City Code that includes ending the sale of flavored tobacco within city limits. The city council put the health and wellbeing of youth first, recognizing that flavors hook kids and strong local policies are necessary to remove access to highl Apr 30 Increased Store Compliance with Minimum Price and Price Discounting Policies in Minneapolis The Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota and NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center conducted pre and post store assessments in Minneapolis to assess compliance with changes to the city’s tobacco ordinance in 2024 and 2025. A sample of commercial tobacco retailers were evaluated to measure store compliance with: May 2024 ordinance change (1) setting a minimum price per pack of cigarettes and other commercial tobacco products of $15.00 and (2) disallowing price discounts and Apr 17 1 2 3 4 5 Get Involved TODAY! Protecting the next generation from the harms of commercial tobacco starts with community members like you! Sign Up POLICY ISSUES Flavored Tobacco MN Flavor Policy Map Menthol Tobacco Electronic Cigarettes Tobacco Price Discounting Environmental Impact Tobacco-Free Spaces Tobacco 21 RESOURCES MPRC Tobacco 101 Stop Sales To Minors Free Signage Retailer Compliance Project WATCH Smoke-Free Housing Tools for Schools Toolkit

OUR MISSION ANSR is dedicated to reducing the human and economic costs of commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drug use in Minnesota. Our core commitments are: to protect young Minnesotans from a lifetime of addiction; to ensure that all Minnesotans can breathe clean, smoke-free air everywhere; and to reduce health inequities and other disparities in relation to commercial tobacco, nicotine and other drugs. In 1975, ANSR helped pass the nation’s first comprehensive state clean indoor air legislation. Since then, ANSR has continued to play a leading role in shaping tobacco policy and has been involved in every major state-wide policy, such as the Freedom to Breathe Act in 2007 and raising the tobacco tax in 2013. ANSR helped Minneapolis and Saint Paul restrict the sales of flavored tobacco, including menthol, and also helped Edina become the first Minneapolis city to raise the tobacco sales age to 21. Financial Documents 2023 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2023 Federal Form 990 Annual Reports 2023 Annual Report 2022 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2022 Federal Form 990 2022 Annual Report 2021 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2021 Federal Form 990 2021 Annual Report 2020 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2020 Federal Form 990 2020 Annual Report 2019 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2019 Federal Form 990 2019 Annual Report 2018 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2018 Federal Form 990 2018 Annual Report 2017 ANSR Audited Financial Statements 2017 Federal Form 990 2017 Annual Report

Lesson Four: Flavored Tobacco, Menthol and E-Cigarettes Lesson Four (PDF) Lesson Four (PPT) Lesson Files Advertisement Worksheet Electronic Cigarette Factsheet Flavored Tobacco Products Factsheet Menthol Factsheet Post Activity Factsheet Surgeon General Warning Labels Top Secret Letter Videos E-Cigarettes in Minnesota The Problem with Flavored Tobacco Menthol Cigarettes 101

Lesson Six: What is the Tobacco Industry Doing in My Neighborhood? Lesson Six (PDF) Lesson Six (PPT) Lesson Files ABC Convenience Store Locations List Rules and Conduct When Visiting Stores Store Survey Form Videos Why Point of Sale Tobacco Marketing Matters

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