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9/10/2024 <br />22 <br />»Bloomington: Capped their licenses at 0. Through attrition, the city will get down to zero <br />tobacco licenses. <br />»Little Canada: Capped their licenses at 0. Currently have seven (7). No new licenses will be <br />issued, and through attrition it will be 0. <br />»New Brighton: Capped the number of licensed tobacco shops to four (4) currently seven (7). <br />»Golden Valley: Capped their licenses at eight (8). At the time, they had 14 licenses. Through <br />attrition, the city will get down to 8 licenses. <br />»Roseville: Capped their tobacco shops are the current four (4). <br />»Columbia Heights: No more than three (3) tobacco shops. <br />»Richfield:Capped their licenses at four (4). Through attrition, the city will get down to 4 total <br />tobacco licenses. <br />Capping: What have other cities done?Accessibility <br />Price Discounting & Coupons <br />»Among Minnesota smokers, about 50% have used coupons or <br />promotions in the past year to save money on cigarettes. <br />»Coupons foster nicotine addiction in young smokers and keep <br />heavy smokers addicted. <br />»Minnesota adult smokers who redeemed cigarette coupons <br />were much less likely to quit smoking than those who didn’t use <br />coupons. <br />Sources: <br />Stat: from MATS survey 2014 <br />Henriksen, et al. (2012). DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntrl22, Choi, et all. (2012). DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr300 <br />Choi, K. & Forster, J. Tobacco Direct Mail Marketing: Frequency, Content, and Prospective Effect on Smoking Behaviors of Youn g Adults. <br />Accessibility <br />Appeal