Raskind IG, Lee JGL, Henriksen L. Underage Sales of Tobacco in Dollar Stores and Top Grocery Stores, 2015-2020, U.S. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. August 2023. First Published 12 April 2023. Vol 65, Issue 2, P313-316. “Regulating corporate behavior is necessary to reduce underage access to tobacco in dollar stores and address place-based inequities in youth tobacco access. Increasing the use of U.S. Food and Drug Administration no-tobacco-sale orders and Assurances of Voluntary Compliance, which provide a mechanism for state attorneys general to engage with tobacco retailers regarding enforcement of minimum legal sales age laws, may help to reduce youth tobacco access in retail settings.

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Comment: Retail placement and access to tobacco products are key features of tobacco industry efforts to sell to children and young adults.

Stephen Hamann