The Tobacco Committee guides and directs the work of the Center for Tobacco and Public Health, including:  

  • Leading the state attorneys general in enforcing, defending, administering, and advancing the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) and related statutes. 
  • Overseeing all other tobacco-related initiatives and efforts. 

Policy Letters

NAAG Urges Creative Community to Protect Young Viewers from Tobacco Imagery

NAAG is urging the five creative Guilds involved in producing and developing streamed movies and programs to take action to…

October 5, 2020
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AGs Send Policy Guidelines to Streaming Industry to Combat Youth Tobacco Use

Given the recent significant rise in tobacco use by young people, particularly the use of e-cigarettes, preventing initiation and use...

August 17, 2019
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Tobacco Committee Presentations

Deconstructing the Current Issues Surrounding E-cigarettes

Sorrell Lecture Presentations

Banning Menthol as an Endgame to Tobacco Use

The First 20 Years of the Master Settlement Agreement

E-Cigarettes: Public Health Boon or Bane?

Tobacco Policy and Enforcement with Dr. Andrea Villanti

Staff Contact

Michael Hering
Director and Chief Counsel, Center for Tobacco and Public Health
mhering@naag.org