News – Nevada Tobacco Control and Smoke-free Coalition

Opinion by Jeffrey Drope, The Nevada Independent August 7, 2026- A recent opinion piece by Michael Schaus repeats a tedious and all-too-familiar tobacco industry talking point: that higher cigarette taxes cannot both reduce smoking and increase state revenue. Decades of evidence from the states prove otherwise. Every state and country that has significantly increased its cigarette tax... View Article

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Jul

Advocates want to nearly double the cigarette tax — a key but fickle revenue stream for Nevada

By Piper Heath, The Nevada Independent July 13, 2026- A lower smoking rate is exactly what public health advocates want from a higher cigarette tax. It’s also, according to the state’s own fiscal data, the reason the tax’s revenue never holds up for long. That tension came into view on Wednesday, when the Nevada Tobacco... View Article

10
Jul

Hoping to snuff out smoking, health advocates push to nearly double Nevada tobacco tax

By Ava Chatlosh, Las Vegas Sun July 10, 2026- The Nevada Tobacco Control & Smoke-free Coalition is urging state lawmakers to raise the cigarette tax, arguing that an increase would drive down smoking rates after a decade without one. Jennifer Atlas, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Action Network and a member of... View Article

10
Jul

Cancer society pushing Nevada lawmakers to raise taxes on cigarettes, vapes and pouches

By Ben Margiott, News 4 July 10, 2026- Advocates with the American Cancer Society this week called on Nevada lawmakers to raise the tax on cigarettes by $1.75 per pack and also raise taxes on e-cigarettes, vapes, cigars and nicotine pouches. The state cigarette tax, which currently is $1.80 per pack, ranks 26th among all... View Article

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10
Jul

NV tobacco taxes need to be reformed, reallocated, and raised, coalition says

By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current July 10, 2026- A coalition of health organizations are urging lawmakers to consider nearly doubling Nevada’s cigarette tax and...

09
Jun

Nineteen U.S. attorneys general voice concerns to F1, FIA over tobacco industry sponsorship

By Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, The New York Times June 9, 2026- Attorneys general from 19 states and jurisdictions in the United States voiced concerns...

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May

‘The right patchwork’: New studies examine tobacco regulation

By Matt Chittum, Virginia Tech May 15, 2026- Health warnings first appeared on cigarette packaging 60 years ago. Researchers and health professional have described tobacco...

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May

Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

By Tom McIlroy and Nino Bucci, The Guardian May 5, 2026- Tobacco giant Philip Morris told a secret Senate hearing that soaring trade in illegal cigarettes would...