Feasibility and Impact of Local Retail Tobacco Policy in the United States: Views From Research and Practice.

ABSTRACT: Retail tobacco policymaking is increasing in the United States. This is due, in part, to increased recognition that greater tobacco retail density is associated with higher commercial tobacco product use rates and contributes to health disparities. Tobacco control practitioners, researchers, and attorneys were asked their thoughts on the feasibility and impact of 10 retail tobacco policies at the local level in the US. Policies included, for example, capping the number of tobacco retail licenses in communities, setting minimum distance requirements between tobacco retail locations, and flavored tobacco product sales prohibitions. Respondents were asked to give ratings on six dimensions: overall effectiveness, legal feasibility, political feasibility, economic impact, equity impact, and eas

SUBMITTER: Combs T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12402902 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature