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California Tobacco Control Web Archive

Collected by: UCSF Industry Documents Library

Archived since: Apr, 2015

Description:

The California Tobacco Control Web Archive is a selective collection of websites produced by government, advocacy groups, bloggers, news agencies, tobacco companies and tobacco-industry front groups related to contemporary California tobacco control public policy efforts such as tobacco tax measures, smoke-free ordinances and retailing limitations.

Subject:   Science & Health Politics & Elections Universities & Libraries California tobacco control public policy ballot initiatives smoke free laws cigarette butts

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Title: California Tobacco Tax for Brain Research Initiative (2014) - Ballotpedia

URL: http://ballotpedia.org/California_Tobacco_Tax_for_Brain_Research_Initiative_(2014)

Description: Excise tax measure for the November 2014 ballot - Increases cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack, with an equivalent increase on other tobacco products. Requires tax revenues to be deposited into a special fund to provide grants and loans to support brain research, including stem cell research, on causes, treatments, detection, and cures for brain disorders and diseases. Creates 11-member oversight committee charged with administering the fund. If new tax causes decreased tobacco consumption, transfers sufficient amount of new tax revenues to offset revenue decrease to other programs funded by existing tobacco taxes. Requires annual independent audit."

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Subject:   tobacco tax,  excise tax ,  ballot measures tobacco related disease

Title: Capitol Alert: California senator proposes $2-a-pack increase in cigarette tax

URL: http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2013/04/california-senator-proposes-2-dollar-a-pack-increase-in-cigarette-tax.html

Description: Senator Kevin de León, D-Los Angeles, has amended his Senate Bill 768 to serve as the vehicle for a $2 a pack tax hike. The estimated $1.2 billion in annual revenues from the increase would go to yet-to-be-specified health programs and causes, including promoting access to care and tobacco-related health services.

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Subject:   Senate Bill tobacco tax healthcare,  excise tax ,  SB 768

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