 Attorneys General from Vermont, New
York and Massachusetts announce a benchmark collaboration with major retailers to combat
youth access to tobacco products. Read press releases from Vermont, New York and Massachusetts for more details. View the States Assurances of Discontinuance.
 Self-service
tobacco displays are of concern to those interested in reducing tobacco use among minors,
in part because they make shoplifting of tobacco products easy. Recently the State of Iowa
passed legislation banning self-service displays of cigarettes. Read a memo from Assistant
Attorney General Steve St. Clair describing this initiative.
 Read a
press release from Nevada Senior Deputy Attorney General John Albrecht, describing a
"new look" for drivers licenses which will help identify younger drivers.
These licenses will assist those selling tobacco products to more easily recognize
underage buyers.
 In
1996, the office of Kansas Attorney General Carla J. Stovall conducted compliance
inspections of 62 tobacco retailers. The Attorney General asserted that sales of
tobacco products to minors in violation of state law were "a deceptive and/or
unconsciounable act and practice in violation of the Kansas Consumer Protection
Act." Their Assurance of Voluntary Compliance
requires employers to 1) implement formal employee training programs, 2) pay $1,500
investigation fees and expenses, 3) suspend for two weeks or terminate employees who sell
to minors, and 4) face substantial punishments for subsequent violations."
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