Between 2022 and 2024, the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) partnered with Live Smoke Free (LSF) in an iterative data gathering process to identify community support and concerns about potential citywide smoke-free multi-unit housing policies. In 2022, eight key informant interviews were completed with a Tenant Legal Advocate, Real Estate Expert, Minneapolis City Leadership Staff, Public […]
Understanding smoke-free policies can be complex, especially when navigating the layers of federal, state and local regulations. To help simplify this process, Live Smoke Free in partnership with Hennepin County Public Health and the Public Health Law Center, has developed a new resource that provides a clear and organized overview of Minnesota state and federal […]
Burnsville Renters Support Citywide Smoke-Free Housing From 2022-2023 Dakota County Public Health (DCPH) and Live Smoke Free (LSF) collaborated with the City of Burnsville to gather data to inform smoke-free housing opportunities in Burnsville. LSF and DCPH surveyed 221 residents (response rate 24%) and six property managers (response rate 100%) of seven Burnsville multi-unit housing […]
Cannabis Legalization and Smoke-Free Housing in Minnesota As of Tuesday, August 1, 2023, adult-use cannabis (marijuana) is legal in Minnesota. The still evolving policy landscape has created confusion and challenges for property owners and managers, common interest communities, and renters. Minnesota has allowed the use of medical cannabis in oil, pill, and vapor forms since […]
The Bluffs of Burnsville (picture above) and many other Twin Cities multi-family housing properties will go smoke free on September 1, 2023 under Mid Continent Management’s new smoke-free policy. Photo courtesy of Mid Continent Management Corporation Mid Continent Management Corporation to launch Company-Wide Smoke-Free Policy This fall, smoke-free air will become the new normal at […]
Minneapolis and St. Paul Expand Smoke-Free Housing Criteria for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program incentivizes housing developers throughout Minnesota to develop housing projects that include a smoke-free policy. The LIHTC program is a federal financing program for qualified residential rental properties. The LIHTC program offers investors a […]
Live Smoke Free, a program of the Association for Nonsmokers – Minnesota teamed up with local and national partners to collaborate on the development of an equity-based model smoke-free housing ordinance. Please join us for a two-part webinar series to learn about this innovative approach to promoting equity and housing stability in smoke-free housing public […]
The Live Smoke Free Team Shares, Connects, and Learns at the 2022 National Conference on Tobacco or Health During the last week of June 2022, Live Smoke Free’s small but mighty team traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana to share and learn at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH). NCTOH is the premier gathering […]
West Saint Paul Renters Support Citywide Smoke-Free Housing In 2021 Dakota County Public Health (DCPH) and Live Smoke Free (LSF) collaborated with the City of West St. Paul to gather data to inform smoke-free housing opportunities in West St. Paul. LSF and DCPH surveyed 230 residents (response rate 27.6%) and six property managers (response rate […]
Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing and Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program Excerpt For more than 40 years, smoke-free policies have provided Minnesotans protection from exposure to secondhand smoke at home, work and in the community. In the late 1990s, multi-unit housing residents and public health professionals began advocating for greater protection from secondhand smoke exposure, especially for those […]