Potential Effects of a Ban on the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products in Minnesota, 2023

This Fact Sheet was written by Frank Chaloupka. The fact sheet discusses the potential effects of ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in Minnesota. Ending the sale of flavored tobacco products would reduce tobacco use initiation, lead current tobacco users to quit, improve health, and save lives. Specifically, over 6,500 smokers would quit as a result of this policy. In addition to the public health impact, the policy would reduce long-term health care spending by over $56 million in the state. This would more-than-cover the decrease of $39.2 million in tobacco tax revenues. Modeling the impact in the state of Minnesota, Chaloupka demonstrates the overall benefits that this policy would have.

A corresponding Report can be found here.