Tobacco Industry Political Influence, Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control Policy Making in Indiana 1893-2010
UCSF Tobacco Control Policy Making: United States Title A Few More Laps to Go: Tobacco Industry Political Influence, Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control Policy Making in Indiana 1893-2010 Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/76q3v1hf Authors Rosenbaum, Daniel J., BA Barnes, Richard L, JD Glantz, Stanton A., PhD Publication Date 2010-10-01 eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California A Few More Laps to Go: Tobacco Industry Political Influence, Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control Policy Making in Indiana 1893 – 2010 Daniel J. Rosenbaum, B.A. Richard L. Barnes, J.D. Stanton A. Glantz, Ph.D. Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94143-1390 October 2010 A Few More Laps to Go: Tobacco Industry Political Influence, Public Health Advocacy and Tobacco Control Policy Making in Indiana 1893 – 2010 Daniel J. Rosenbaum, B.A. Richard L. Barnes, J.D. Stanton A. Glantz, Ph.D. Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, CA 94143-1390 October 2010 Supported in part by National Cancer Institute Grant CA-61021 and endowment funds available to Dr. Glantz. Opinions expressed reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the sponsoring agency. This report is available on the World Wide Web at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/76q3v1hf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Tobacco policy has been an issue in Indiana since 1893, when the legislature passed a law prohibiting selling tobacco to people under 16. Beginning as early as 1969, Indiana General Assembly members and tobacco control advocates launched uncoordinated efforts to pass a law restricting smoking in government buildings.
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