NV tobacco taxes need to be reformed, reallocated, and raised, coalition says

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 799

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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A coalition of health organizations are urging lawmakers to consider nearly doubling Nevada’s cigarette tax and dedicating some of that funding to tobacco prevention and cessation programs.

“Today we’re generating significant tobacco revenue but investing very little back into helping people quit or preventing youth from starting,” said Jennifer Atlas, the Nevada government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

ACS CAN is part of the Nevada Tobacco Control & Smoke-free Coalition, …

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