(i) Regulation as a hazardous product
8 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed supported the regulation of tobacco as a hazardous product.
(ii) Sales of cigarettes to minors
9 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs who responded felt that stricter rules about selling cigarettes to minors would reduce the number of young people who smoke.
6 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs supported strong penalties for store owners the second time they were convicted of selling cigarettes to minors (strong penalties consisted of either a $1000 fine or not allowing stores to sell cigarettes at all).
(iii) Cigarette taxes
7 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs who responded felt that a price increase of fifty cents to one dollar per cigarette package would reduce the amount that adults smoked.
Half of the Saskatchewan MLAs who responded felt that a price increase of fifty cents to one dollar per cigarette package would reduce the number of young people who start to smoke regularly.
7 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed supported an increase of fifty cents to one dollar per package of cigarettes.
(iv) Packaging of cigarettes
3 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs who responded believed that plain packaging would reduce the number of young people who smoked.
(v) Restrictions on smoking
All of the Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed supported some form of smoking restrictions in the workplace. 3 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed felt that smoking should be completely banned in workplaces.
(vi) Sponsorship and advertising
4 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed felt that the association of tobacco company names with cultural events made tobacco seem like an ordinary consumer product. Half of the Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed felt that the association made no difference in the way people saw tobacco products.
Half of the Saskatchewan MLAs surveyed supported a ban on the sponsorship of cultural events by tobacco companies.
8 in 10 Saskatchewan MLAs who responded said that the government should regulate tobacco advertising, rather than allow the tobacco industry to develop its own set of guidelines.
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