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(2017) E-cigarette Ads and Youth

While praising the new funding for cancer research and smoking prevention, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network predicted the revenues will fall short of the levels recommended by the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention "for an effective prevention program in Washington State." "Furthermore, we regret that the level of the tax is lower than we believe we need to effectively deter youth from a lifelong addiction to tobacco," said Stephanie Winn, with the Cancer Action Network, in a statement

In an unusual move, she said regulations enforcing plain packaging would be laid before parliament in time to be agreed by both Houses before the general election in May

These regulations are designed to protect public health and ensure that consumers are well-informed about the risks associated with smoking