State Preemption of Local Tobacco Control Policies Restricting Smoking, Advertising, and Youth Acc.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Weekly. August 26,
2011;60(33):1124-1127.
CDC has been tracking state preemption of local tobacco control laws. This
study examines policy changes from December 31, 2000 to December 31, 2010.
Preemptive state tobacco control legislation prohibits local jurisdictions from
enacting tobacco control laws that are more stringent than state law. The three
types of policies that CDC has been tracking include those that restrict
smoking in workplaces and public places; restrict tobacco advertising; and
restrict youth access to tobacco products. Results showed that while the number
of states that preempt local smoking restrictions has declined (from 18 to 12),
there has been no progress made in reducing the number of states that preempt
local advertising restrictions (18) and youth access restrictions (21 to 22).
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