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Quit Partner, launched in 2020, and is Minnesota’s free way to quit nicotine, including smoking, vaping, and chewing.
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Quit Partner is helping Minnesotans quit tobacco for free

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The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves changes to its tobacco ordinance in hope of deterring young people from vaping.
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Minneapolis City Council unanimously approves tobacco ordinance with higher prices to deter youth from vaping

The amended ordinance also bans new tobacco retailers from opening within 300-feet of schools
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On this second annual “Minnesota Quitter’s Day” some smokers are saying goodbye to all tobacco use in the new year.
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State program helps smokers drop the habit on "Minnesota Quitters Day"

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a motion Wednesday get big tobacco companies to pay up some money he claims they owe the State of Minnesota.
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Minnesota Attorney General says big tobacco companies owe the state $58 million after underpaying settlement payments

Ellison says tobacco manufacturers are required to pay the money under Minnesota's historic 1998 settlement
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In this photo illustration, social media apps are displayed on an iPad on February 26, 2024, in Miami, Florida.
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US Surgeon General calls for tobacco-style health warning labels on social media

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Cigarettes in Minneapolis will be the most expensive in the country

The City Council unanimously approved a mandated minimum price of $15 per pack
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Students and advocates urge legislature to ban flavored tobacco products

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City of Minneapolis considering minimum of $15 for cigarettes to discourage smoking, angering retailers

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In this photo illustration, packs of menthol cigarettes sit on a table on April 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to ban both menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars in a move hailed by public health experts which could potentially lead to 1.3 million people quitting smoking. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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CDC goes after menthol cigarettes

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Minnesota settles with tobacco companies JUUL and Altria

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‘Big oil is the new big tobacco’ researcher says

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FDA wants to limit amount of nicotine in cigarettes

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A close-up view of cigarettes on June 10, 2015 in Bristol, England.
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Walmart unveils plan to stop selling cigarettes 25 years after Target did the same

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St. Paul City Council could usher in one of the strictest tobacco laws in the country

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Facebook executive says comparisons to tobacco industry are misleading

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Dr. David Hilden of HCMC: Tobacco age should be raised to 21

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