A primer on planning for prevention, VT
Any community member interested in prevention planning and addressing substance misuse may find creative ways to utilize the ideas presented in this primer. TAGS: zoning,…
Any community member interested in prevention planning and addressing substance misuse may find creative ways to utilize the ideas presented in this primer. TAGS: zoning,…
This tool includes numerous best practices that can strengthen a school’s policies and procedures for addressing and preventing substance misuse. Not all best practices may…
Part I of this guide is a discussion of the concept of Health in All Policies, including its key elements, history, and links to other…
The Effectiveness of Limiting Alcohol Outlet Density As a Means of Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-Related Harms The regulation of alcohol outlet density may…
Cannabis Legalization in State Legislatures: Public Health Opportunity and Risk This Article examines provisions of proposed adult use cannabis legalization bills active in state legislatures…
Content neutral advertising laws – tips and tools Local governments are often well within their authority to regulate advertisements in a content-neutral manner. Tags: Signage…
Restricting tobacco advertising Tips and tools for ways to restrict tobacco advertising, including time, place, and manner restrictions. TAGS: municipal regulation, ordinance, zoning, retail, marketing
Sample ordinance from the city of Novato, CA. Covers tobacco, vaping, cannabis, and crack cocaine smoke. Covers apartments and condos.
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26154479/ Investigates associations between marijuana abuse/dependence hospitalizations and community demographic and environmental conditions from 2001 to 2012 in California, as well as cross-sectional associations…
Massachusetts S2357
This is a sample zoning ordinance that illustrates the use of buffer and nuisance provisions in relation to cannabis establishment. The language cannot be used…
Public health considerations for local marijuana regulation Considerations for the local regulation of the retail interface with the population, marketing, and taxation
Best regulatory practices for minimizing youth harm from exposure to cannabis establishments. Matrix of factors to consider, what the data show, best practices to minimize…
This resolution was adopted in 2015 by the Berkeley City Council, and establishes a tobacco retailer buffer zone around schools. TAGS: tobacco, tobacco substitute products,…
This model ordinance was prepared to help local California jurisdictions respond to the legalization of recreational cannabis approved by voters in 2016. The ordinance focuses…
This resource outlines several possible policy interventions to prevent alcohol misuse, especially by minors. These include beer keg registration, alcohol restrictions on public property, alcohol…