Vote Yes on Prop 29!

Do you want to help save lives? Do you support innovative cancer research and tobacco prevention in California?  If so, then ANR encourages you to vote YES on Prop 29.

Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, will be on the June 5th ballot. This initiative will raise the tax on tobacco products by $1. It will provide approximately $441 million per year towards research to find cures for cancers and other tobacco-attributed diseases, as well as about $147 million per year toward California’s innovative tobacco prevention and cessation programs that help keep our kids from starting to smoke and support everyone’s right to breathe smokefree air.The tobacco industry is spending millions to fight Prop 29. Why? Because a higher tobacco tax encourages people to quit smoking and prevents kids from starting to smoke, so it stands to lose a lot of money if California voters approve the initiative on June 5th.

Don’t believe the tobacco industry’s campaign of lies and deception! You’ve probably already seen and heard the deceptive tv and radio ads in opposition to the initiative. The Tobacco Industry—convicted under federal racketeering laws of decades of conspiracy to deceive the public—is up to its same old tricks.  We cannot let the industry defeat Prop 29. There are too many lives at stake!

What Can You Do to Help?

1. Vote Yes on Prop 29 on the June 5th ballot, or on your mail-in ballot.

2. Spread the word to your family, friends, and co-workers. Many people are only hearing about Prop 29 from the Tobacco Industry’s deceptive ads. Let them know about the real, positive impact that Prop 29 will have on Californians’ lives. Find answers to frequently asked questions about Prop 29, and click here to spread the word.

3. Volunteer with the Prop 29 campaign or make a donation. Or simply put a Yes on 29 sign in your yard.The campaign especially needs volunteers to do phone banking. Making personal phone calls to fellow Californians is the best way to encourage people to vote yes on Prop 29. Find phone banking opportunities in your community, learn about other ways to volunteer, or make a donation to the campaign.

4. View a new Yes on Prop 29 ad that exposes the Tobacco Industry’s involvement in fighting tobacco taxes in California, and learn more about the industry’s opposition efforts.

For more information, visit www.californiansforacure.org.

Thanks for taking action!

Liz at ANR
www.no-smoke.org