Legislative Update Read about the effort by the Minnesota Petroleum Marketers Association to weaken Minnesota's successful efforts to prevent illegal tobacco sales to kids.
Take Action Tell your elected officials not to weaken a law that is effectively reducing illegal tobacco sales to kids.
MINDING THE STORE In June 2002, the William Mitchell College of Law Project conducted extensive research on the policies and practices of the restriction of sales of tobacco to minors.
TOBACCO STILL TARGETING KIDS A report in the New England Journal of Medicine (Volume 345:504-511 August 16, 2001 Number 7) found that the tobacco industry continues to advertise tobacco products in youth-oriented magazines like Sports Illustrated, TV Guide and People. They defined youth-oriented magazines as those with at least 15 percent (or at least 2 million) readers between 12-17 years old. For more information, view Web sites for the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
