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Tobacco‐Control Policies in Tobacco‐Growing States: Where Tobacco Was King
Author(s) -
FALLIN AMANDA,
GLANTZ STANTON A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the milbank quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1468-0009
pISSN - 0887-378X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0009.12124
Subject(s) - tobacco control , tobacco industry , cultivation of tobacco , tobacco in alabama , state (computer science) , business , public health , political science , tobacco smoke , tobacco harm reduction , environmental health , medicine , geography , law , agriculture , nursing , archaeology , algorithm , computer science
POLICY POINTS: The tobacco companies prioritized blocking tobacco-control policies in tobacco-growing states and partnered with tobacco farmers to oppose tobacco-control policies. The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, which settled state litigation against the cigarette companies, the 2004 tobacco-quota buyout, and the companies' increasing use of foreign tobacco led to a rift between the companies and tobacco farmers. In 2003, the first comprehensive smoke-free local law was passed in a major tobacco-growing state, and there has been steady progress in the region since then. Health advocates should educate the public and policymakers on the changing reality in tobacco-growing states, notably the major reduction in the volume of tobacco produced.