An emerging network of tobacco control attorneys from throughout the United States has compiled this unique guide, Legal Resources for Tobacco Control, for use by the tobacco control community. Our hope is that the guide supports your advocacy efforts by providing the legal analyses and defenses you will need to succeed. These resources are not presented as a substitute for community organizing efforts. Legal tools are most powerful when they support, not replace, a broad based community effort.

The guide primarily provides legal resources for public policy initiatives. Some of the resources are applicable to individuals and private litigants, but the main focus of the guide is on legal tools to change the social norms regarding smoking and tobacco use. The sections of the guide regarding litigation mostly address how litigation is used to force changes in the tobacco
industry.