Effectiveness of local policy efforts to increase the price of cheap cigars in Minnesota

B. Brock, S.C. Carlson, M. Moilanen and B.A. Schillo

American Journal of Public Health, 2017, vol. 107, issue 1, 127-129

Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the effect of novel policies designed to increase cheap cigar prices by setting minimum prices at the local level. Methods. Between June 2013 and July 2015, we conducted assessments at tobacco retailers in Minnesota cities of Brooklyn Center (n = 26 in sample; n = 18 assessed before and after policy implementation), Saint Paul (n = 25 in sample; n = 14 assessed pre- and postpolicy), and Maplewood (n = 22 in sample; n = 18 assessed pre- and postpolicy), before and after the adoption of policies setting minimum cigar pricing. Results. After policy implementation across all cities (n = 50), significantly fewer retailers sold single cigars (46% vs 80%; P

Date: 2017
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