Legislation
 

More than 1,400 Montanans die each year from tobacco related illness and more than 2100 Montana teenagers will start smoking each year. Tobacco companies spend annually $35.6 million marketing their deadly products to Montanans. Prevention through legislation is vital to keeping youth from starting and saving Montana millions in health care dollars.


Proven solutions include:

Increase tobacco taxes. An increased tax significantly reduces tobacco use among our teens and causes many adults to quit smoking. As of January 1, Montanans voted to increase the state tax on tobacco to:

 $1 on cigarettes per pack
 50 cents on spit tobacco
 25% of wholesale on all other tobacco products

From a public health perspective we get from higher tobacco prices the following:
 a reduction in the rate at which young people begin using tobacco
 reduction in the number of existing tobacco users
 lower rates of death and disability
 more funds to help prevent and treat tobacco-related illness


Adequately funded statewide community-based tobacco disease prevention program. In states with fully funded programs smoking rates have been reduced by more than three times the smoking rate of Montana. Montana voters are in favor of a fully funded community-based program.


Lake County Legislators:

House District 9: William Junis Jones , Republican
House District 11: Jana Taylor, Republican
House District 12: Jeanne Windham, Democrat
House District 15: Joey Jayne, Democrat
Senate District 6: John Brueggeman
 

Contact Us:
802 Main Street, Polson, Montana 59860
Phone: 406-883-7341
Fax: 406-883-7290
Email: tobaccoed@centurytel.net

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