Tobacco is Still a Big Problem in Minnesota

Increasing the price of tobacco is the most effective way to keep people from smoking—yet with the current cigarette tax of $1.23 per pack, tobacco is less expensive in Minnesota than in 27 other states.

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Now is the time. Raise it...for Health.
TAKE ACTION NOW!

Minnesotans can do more.

Raise the price of cigarettes by $1.50
a pack.

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What Do YOU Want to Achieve with a Tobacco Tax Increase? View sources M
Prevent kids from starting+
Raising the tax $1.50/pack would result in a 16 percent decrease in youth smoking.
Help smokers quit+
Raising the tax $1.50/pack would help 36,600 current Minnesota smokers to quit.
Save lives+
Raising the tax $1.50/pack would save 25,700 Minnesotans from premature smoking-related deaths.
Save health care tax dollars+
Raising the tax $1.50/pack could save the state $1.65 billion in long-term health care costs.

The Raise it for Health Coalition

The Raise it for Health Coalition is a group of Minnesota's leading health and nonprofit
organizations that share a common goal of reducing tobacco use. Raise it for Health
supports significantly raising the price of tobacco products in Minnesota because
it is a proven way to prevent children from starting to use tobacco and helping existing
tobacco users quit.

Raise it for Health partners include: