{"id":31,"date":"2019-02-21T14:38:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countertools.wpengine.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2024-08-08T16:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T20:46:02","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:32px;padding-right:32px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:32px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e8eaf0;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-medium fusion-blog-infinite\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-infinite fusion-posts-container-load-more\" data-pages=\"12\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-29877\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-29877 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-data\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/visualizing-health-for-community-change\/\" aria-label=\"Visualizing health for community change\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAcsb2-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271252%27%20height%3D%27867%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201252%20867%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271252%27%20height%3D%27867%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAcsb2-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAcsb2-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/VAcsb2-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/visualizing-health-for-community-change\/\">Visualizing health for community change<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Public health data is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding communities, identifying patterns, and informing change. But even the most meaningful data can fall short if it isn't communicated in a way that people can understand and use. Using data to inform public <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/visualizing-health-for-community-change\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-06-15T10:57:27-04:00<\/span><span>June 12, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/data\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Data<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/visualizing-health-for-community-change\/\" aria-label=\"More on Visualizing health for community change\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-29812\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-29812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cannabis category-point-of-sale category-policy\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/why-the-point-of-sale-matters-for-cannabis-sales\/\" aria-label=\"Why the point of sale matters for cannabis sales\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iStock-1491608177_edited-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iStock-1491608177_edited-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iStock-1491608177_edited-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iStock-1491608177_edited-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/why-the-point-of-sale-matters-for-cannabis-sales\/\">Why the point of sale matters for cannabis sales<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Understanding the Retail Environment, Public Health, and Community Action As cannabis products become more widely available in retail settings across the United States, communities are increasingly committed to ensuring that public health is not compromised by commercial interests. The retail environment shapes how cannabis products are marketed, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/why-the-point-of-sale-matters-for-cannabis-sales\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-06-05T12:14:33-04:00<\/span><span>June 5, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/cannabis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Cannabis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/point-of-sale\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Point of Sale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/policy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Policy<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/why-the-point-of-sale-matters-for-cannabis-sales\/\" aria-label=\"More on Why the point of sale matters for cannabis sales\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-28168\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-28168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tobacco\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/celebrating-a-decade-of-impact-counter-tools-and-virginia-dbhds\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrating a Decade of Impact: Counter Tools and Virginia DBHDS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCTOH-2025-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Project Director Kyndra Minchew and Behavioral Health Wellness Consultant J.D. Carlin stand together at NCTOH in 2025.\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272472%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202472%202560%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272472%27%20height%3D%272560%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCTOH-2025-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCTOH-2025-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCTOH-2025-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/celebrating-a-decade-of-impact-counter-tools-and-virginia-dbhds\/\">Celebrating a Decade of Impact: Counter Tools and Virginia DBHDS<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Since 2015, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) and Counter Tools have worked together to build a stronger statewide foundation for tobacco use prevention and control. What began as a project to create a more accurate list of tobacco retailers has evolved into a <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/celebrating-a-decade-of-impact-counter-tools-and-virginia-dbhds\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/kyndra\/\" rel=\"author\">Kyndra Minchew<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-12T11:00:07-05:00<\/span><span>February 11, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/celebrating-a-decade-of-impact-counter-tools-and-virginia-dbhds\/\" aria-label=\"More on Celebrating a Decade of Impact: Counter Tools and Virginia DBHDS\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-27881\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-27881 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cannabis\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\" aria-label=\"How Georgia\u2019s health partners are\u00a0informing state leaders about intoxicating hemp products\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271370%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201370%20700%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271370%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\">How Georgia\u2019s health partners are\u00a0informing state leaders about intoxicating hemp products<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Intoxicating hemp products have rapidly proliferated across Georgia\u2019s retail marketplace, driven by manufacturers profiting from loopholes in the federal 2018 Farm Bill and gaps in Georgia\u2019s regulatory framework. Georgia\u2019s lawmakers have been interested in studying this issue further, and they have established a legislative committee to analyze <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-12-22T10:49:26-05:00<\/span><span>December 22, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/cannabis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Cannabis<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\" aria-label=\"More on How Georgia\u2019s health partners are\u00a0informing state leaders about intoxicating hemp products\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-27839\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-27839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cannabis\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\" aria-label=\"How commercial tobacco is commercializing cannabis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271551%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201551%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271551%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\">How commercial tobacco is commercializing cannabis<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>At the American Public Health Association conference in November 2025, Counter Tools presented on a panel to talk about Commercial Determinants of Health (CDoH). CDoH refers to the ways in which businesses and industries influence population health and the ways in which people work, live, and interact. <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-12-22T10:49:17-05:00<\/span><span>December 17, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/cannabis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Cannabis<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\" aria-label=\"More on How commercial tobacco is commercializing cannabis\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-27545\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-27545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tobacco category-webinars\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\" aria-label=\"Webinar: Turning tobacco control retailer policies into action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271123%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20794%201123%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271123%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\">Webinar: Turning tobacco control retailer policies into action<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Date:\u00a0Thursday, October 30, 2025 Time:\u00a09:00 \u2013 10:30 a.m.\u00a0 ET (New York)\u00a0| 7:00 \u2013 8:30\u00a0a.m. CT\u00a0(Mexico City)\u00a0| 10:00 \u2013 11:30\u00a0a.m. BRT (Sao Paulo) | 8:00 \u2013 9:30 p.m. WIB\u00a0(Jakarta) \u00a0 Vital Strategies\u00a0and\u00a0Counter Tools\u00a0are bringing together experts from North America for an interactive webinar, sharing experiences, resources and tools <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/maria\/\" rel=\"author\">Maria Kovell<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-10-27T11:30:09-04:00<\/span><span>October 27, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/webinars\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Webinars<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\" aria-label=\"More on Webinar: Turning tobacco control retailer policies into action\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-27445\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-27445 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\" aria-label=\"Meet us at APHA!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%278256%27%20height%3D%275504%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%208256%205504%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%278256%27%20height%3D%275504%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\">Meet us at APHA!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Are you attending the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting November 2-5 in Washington, D.C.? We hope to see you there! Counter Tools team members will be presenting on retail alcohol and cannabis topics: \u00a0 ATOD Legal Epidemiology: Comparing Policies Across Jurisdictions | High-Risk Alcohol Retail: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-10-20T12:42:07-04:00<\/span><span>October 15, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\" aria-label=\"More on Meet us at APHA!\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-27385\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-27385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-point-of-sale category-policy category-success-stories category-tobacco\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/lufkin-tx-takes-a-stand-new-zoning-ordinance-protects-youth-from-vape-retailers\/\" aria-label=\"Lufkin, TX Takes a Stand: New Zoning Ordinance Protects Youth from Vape Retailers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lufkin_Retailers_Feb2025_Final-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271275%27%20height%3D%271650%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201275%201650%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271275%27%20height%3D%271650%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lufkin_Retailers_Feb2025_Final-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lufkin_Retailers_Feb2025_Final-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lufkin_Retailers_Feb2025_Final-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/lufkin-tx-takes-a-stand-new-zoning-ordinance-protects-youth-from-vape-retailers\/\">Lufkin, TX Takes a Stand: New Zoning Ordinance Protects Youth from Vape Retailers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>What happens when community passion meets powerful data? In Lufkin, Texas, it led to a landmark win for youth health. With the rising number of tobacco and vape retailers in the community, The Coalition in Angelina County knew it was time to act. In August, their advocacy <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/lufkin-tx-takes-a-stand-new-zoning-ordinance-protects-youth-from-vape-retailers\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/kyndra\/\" rel=\"author\">Kyndra Minchew<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-10-07T14:31:04-04:00<\/span><span>October 7, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/point-of-sale\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Point of Sale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/policy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Policy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/success-stories\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Success Stories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/lufkin-tx-takes-a-stand-new-zoning-ordinance-protects-youth-from-vape-retailers\/\" aria-label=\"More on Lufkin, TX Takes a Stand: New Zoning Ordinance Protects Youth from Vape Retailers\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-26154\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-26154 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-tobacco\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/join-us-for-lunch-at-nctoh\/\" aria-label=\"Join us for lunch at NCTOH!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-team-retreat-1-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271137%27%20height%3D%27744%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201137%20744%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271137%27%20height%3D%27744%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-team-retreat-1-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-team-retreat-1-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-team-retreat-1-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/join-us-for-lunch-at-nctoh\/\">Join us for lunch at NCTOH!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Are you going to NCTOH (National Conference on Tobacco or Health) in August? Visit us at booth 202 and join us for lunch on the first day of the conference! Join our team and fellow advocates for catered lunch and conversation about the challenges and opportunities in <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/join-us-for-lunch-at-nctoh\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-08-01T11:55:09-04:00<\/span><span>July 23, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/join-us-for-lunch-at-nctoh\/\" aria-label=\"More on Join us for lunch at NCTOH!\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-25991\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-25991 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/elevating-youth-voices-in-maryland\/\" aria-label=\"Elevating youth voices in Maryland\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/074-TB10-2025-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/074-TB10-2025-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/074-TB10-2025-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/074-TB10-2025-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/elevating-youth-voices-in-maryland\/\">Elevating youth voices in Maryland<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>This year Counter Tools partnered with CADCA and the Maryland Department of Health\u2019s Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control\u2019s Take Back Your\u202f10 (TB10) movement, a statewide youth initiative focused on preventing commercial tobacco and e-cigarette use among youth. The collaboration centered on elevating youth voices and building <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/elevating-youth-voices-in-maryland\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/kyndra\/\" rel=\"author\">Kyndra Minchew<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-07-16T14:46:08-04:00<\/span><span>July 16, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/elevating-youth-voices-in-maryland\/\" aria-label=\"More on Elevating youth voices in Maryland\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-24490\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-24490 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cannabis category-policy\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/texas-moves-to-close-loophole-on-hemp-derived-thc-products\/\" aria-label=\"Texas moves to close loophole on hemp-derived THC products\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%278164%27%20height%3D%276123%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%208164%206123%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%278164%27%20height%3D%276123%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1996141407_edited.jpg 8164w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/texas-moves-to-close-loophole-on-hemp-derived-thc-products\/\">Texas moves to close loophole on hemp-derived THC products<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Texas House of Representatives voted this week to ban the sale of intoxicating \"hemp\" products throughout the state, closing the loophole on unregulated THC products. The bill is expected to be signed into law by the Governor. Research by Dr. Matthew Rossheim, which was considered during <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/texas-moves-to-close-loophole-on-hemp-derived-thc-products\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/maria\/\" rel=\"author\">Maria Kovell<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-05-29T14:18:14-04:00<\/span><span>May 23, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/cannabis\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Cannabis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/policy\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Policy<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/texas-moves-to-close-loophole-on-hemp-derived-thc-products\/\" aria-label=\"More on Texas moves to close loophole on hemp-derived THC products\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-24454\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-24454 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alcohol category-point-of-sale\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative-findings\/\" aria-label=\"Findings from the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) collaborative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1455707160_edited-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1455707160_edited-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1455707160_edited-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1455707160_edited-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative-findings\/\">Findings from the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) collaborative<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The flavoring, packaging, pricing, and marketing of ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic beverages are especially appealing to young people and can lead to risky drinking behaviors. These RTD beverages are often inexpensive, high in alcohol by volume (ABV), and sold in large single containers. In addition, these products are <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative-findings\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/elizabeth\/\" rel=\"author\">Elizabeth Gerndt<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-05-23T15:12:18-04:00<\/span><span>May 21, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/alcohol\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Alcohol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/point-of-sale\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Point of Sale<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative-findings\/\" aria-label=\"More on Findings from the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) collaborative\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-24273\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-24273 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-equity category-tobacco\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/north-carolinas-health-equity-impact-assessment-reports\/\" aria-label=\"North Carolina&#8217;s Health Equity Impact Assessment reports\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27899%27%20height%3D%271163%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20899%201163%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27899%27%20height%3D%271163%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture1-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/north-carolinas-health-equity-impact-assessment-reports\/\">North Carolina&#8217;s Health Equity Impact Assessment reports<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Mecklenburg County Public Health (North Carolina) Tobacco Prevention and Control Team partnered with Counter Tools to publish a Health Equity Impact Assessment report that examines the implications of tobacco retail policies in North Carolina, specifically Tobacco 21 and a tobacco retail permitting system. The report was <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/north-carolinas-health-equity-impact-assessment-reports\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-05-21T16:18:08-04:00<\/span><span>May 21, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/health-equity\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Health Equity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/north-carolinas-health-equity-impact-assessment-reports\/\" aria-label=\"More on North Carolina&#8217;s Health Equity Impact Assessment reports\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-22177\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-22177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-point-of-sale category-tobacco\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-surge-of-illegal-e-cigarettes-how-can-we-respond\/\" aria-label=\"The Surge of Illegal E-cigarettes: How Can We Respond?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/e-cigarettes-1500x884-1-320x202.avif\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271420%27%20height%3D%27837%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201420%20837%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271420%27%20height%3D%27837%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/e-cigarettes-1500x884-1-320x202.avif\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/e-cigarettes-1500x884-1-320x202.avif 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/e-cigarettes-1500x884-1-700x441.avif 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-surge-of-illegal-e-cigarettes-how-can-we-respond\/\">The Surge of Illegal E-cigarettes: How Can We Respond?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>E-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes, are electronic devices that heat liquid and produce aerosol. These devices are the\u00a0most popular commercial tobacco product among youth, typically contain nicotine, and come in several enticing flavors including candy, fruit, and menthol, making them highly addictive and dangerous. Findings from the\u00a02024 <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-surge-of-illegal-e-cigarettes-how-can-we-respond\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/kyndra\/\" rel=\"author\">Kyndra Minchew<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-12-19T09:55:38-05:00<\/span><span>December 19, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/point-of-sale\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Point of Sale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/tobacco\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tobacco<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-surge-of-illegal-e-cigarettes-how-can-we-respond\/\" aria-label=\"More on The Surge of Illegal E-cigarettes: How Can We Respond?\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-21756\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-21756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alcohol\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/congratulations-to-our-rad-collaborative\/\" aria-label=\"Congratulations to our RAD collaborative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1491605958_edited-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201707%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271707%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1491605958_edited-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1491605958_edited-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/iStock-1491605958_edited-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/congratulations-to-our-rad-collaborative\/\">Congratulations to our RAD collaborative<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Congratulations to the 39 coalitions and agencies across 16 states that have been selected to participate in the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) collaborative! The following coalitions and agencies will collect local data in early 2025 on the availability, pricing, and marketing of alcoholic beverages that are especially <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/congratulations-to-our-rad-collaborative\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/maria\/\" rel=\"author\">Maria Kovell<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-11-26T14:19:43-05:00<\/span><span>November 22, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/alcohol\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Alcohol<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/congratulations-to-our-rad-collaborative\/\" aria-label=\"More on Congratulations to our RAD collaborative\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-21385\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-21385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alcohol category-point-of-sale\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-evolving-alcohol-market-tools-for-coalition-advocacy\/\" aria-label=\"The Evolving Alcohol Market: Tools for Coalition Advocacy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1254170843-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272121%27%20height%3D%271414%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202121%201414%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272121%27%20height%3D%271414%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1254170843-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1254170843-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1254170843-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-evolving-alcohol-market-tools-for-coalition-advocacy\/\">The Evolving Alcohol Market: Tools for Coalition Advocacy<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>This month, Dr. Matt Rossheim of the University of North Texas Health Science Center and Executive Director Maria Julian presented on CADCA's latest Research Into Action webinar. This webinar\u00a0examined\u00a0recent changes in the alcohol market that pose risks, especially to youth, and introduced a free, user-friendly retail surveillance <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-evolving-alcohol-market-tools-for-coalition-advocacy\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-10-29T09:59:23-04:00<\/span><span>October 29, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/alcohol\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Alcohol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/point-of-sale\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Point of Sale<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/the-evolving-alcohol-market-tools-for-coalition-advocacy\/\" aria-label=\"More on The Evolving Alcohol Market: Tools for Coalition Advocacy\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-21383\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-21383 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-from-tools\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha\/\" aria-label=\"Meet us at APHA!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1215568268-320x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272119%27%20height%3D%271414%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202119%201414%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272119%27%20height%3D%271414%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1215568268-320x202.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1215568268-320x202.jpg 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iStock-1215568268-700x441.jpg 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha\/\">Meet us at APHA!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Our Counter Tools executive director is presenting and moderating sessions with the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug program at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis this week. Come say hello! \u00a0 Day in the Life of an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-10-29T09:56:51-04:00<\/span><span>October 29, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/news-from-tools\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News From Tools<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha\/\" aria-label=\"More on Meet us at APHA!\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-20952\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-20952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-from-tools\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/were-hiring-a-systems-analyst\/\" aria-label=\"We&#8217;re hiring a systems analyst!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"303\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%278660%27%20height%3D%275773%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%208660%205773%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%278660%27%20height%3D%275773%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/iStock-1266043283_edited.jpg 8660w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/were-hiring-a-systems-analyst\/\">We&#8217;re hiring a systems analyst!<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Counter Tools invites applications for a\u00a0Systems Analyst position. The Systems Analyst will be responsible for assisting with product management of all internal and external technology solutions. This role will spend 75% time on Systems Analysis tasks and up to 25% time on Project Management tasks. If you <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/were-hiring-a-systems-analyst\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-10-09T13:11:40-04:00<\/span><span>September 5, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/news-from-tools\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News From Tools<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/were-hiring-a-systems-analyst\/\" aria-label=\"More on We&#8217;re hiring a systems analyst!\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-20891\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-20891 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alcohol\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/apply-to-join-the-retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative\/\" aria-label=\"Apply to join the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) Collaborative\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/810_3553-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27854%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20854%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27854%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/810_3553-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/810_3553-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/810_3553-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/apply-to-join-the-retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative\/\">Apply to join the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) Collaborative<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Counter Tools, in partnership with researchers from the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), is excited to announce our upcoming Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) Collaborative. The RAD Collaborative is for community coalitions, local or state alcohol policy alliances, local or state health departments, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/apply-to-join-the-retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-10-30T12:50:25-04:00<\/span><span>August 22, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/alcohol\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Alcohol<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/apply-to-join-the-retail-alcohol-data-rad-collaborative\/\" aria-label=\"More on Apply to join the Retail Alcohol Data (RAD) Collaborative\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-20887\" class=\"fusion-post-medium post-20887 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-from-tools\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper fusion-image-size-fixed\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/introducing-our-new-brand-identity-and-website\/\" aria-label=\"Introducing our new brand identity and website\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CounterTools_logo-forest_rgb-320x202.png\" class=\"attachment-blog-medium size-blog-medium lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%274998%27%20height%3D%271652%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%204998%201652%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%274998%27%20height%3D%271652%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CounterTools_logo-forest_rgb-320x202.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CounterTools_logo-forest_rgb-320x202.png 320w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CounterTools_logo-forest_rgb-700x441.png 700w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/introducing-our-new-brand-identity-and-website\/\">Introducing our new brand identity and website<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Counter Tools is excited to announce the launch of our new brand identity as part of the ongoing evolution of our work. We have updated our logo and other brand elements to better reflect who we are.\u00a0 Inspired by both a compass and a star, our new <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/introducing-our-new-brand-identity-and-website\/\">[More]<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/author\/counter-tools\/\" rel=\"author\">Counter Tools<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2024-08-21T21:41:23-04:00<\/span><span>August 21, 2024<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/category\/news-from-tools\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News From Tools<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" 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href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/celebrating-a-decade-of-impact-counter-tools-and-virginia-dbhds\/\" aria-label=\"Celebrating a Decade of Impact: Counter Tools and Virginia DBHDS\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NCTOH-2025-66x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Project Director Kyndra Minchew and Behavioral Health Wellness Consultant J.D. 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class=\"fusion-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 11, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\" aria-label=\"How Georgia\u2019s health partners are\u00a0informing state leaders about intoxicating hemp products\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-66x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271370%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201370%20700%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271370%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-66x66.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stock-photo2-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-georgias-health-partners-are-informing-state-leaders-about-intoxicating-hemp-products\/\">How Georgia\u2019s health partners are\u00a0informing state leaders about intoxicating hemp products<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 22, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\" aria-label=\"How commercial tobacco is commercializing cannabis\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-66x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271551%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%201551%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%271551%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-66x66.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/APHAphoto-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/how-commercial-tobacco-is-commercializing-cannabis\/\">How commercial tobacco is commercializing cannabis<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 17, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\" aria-label=\"Webinar: Turning tobacco control retailer policies into action\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-66x66.png\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271123%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20794%201123%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271123%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-66x66.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tobacco-Control-Webinar-Oct.-2025-Social-card-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/webinar-turning-tobacco-control-retailer-policies-into-action\/\">Webinar: Turning tobacco control retailer policies into action<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 27, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\" aria-label=\"Meet us at APHA!\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-66x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%278256%27%20height%3D%275504%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%208256%205504%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%278256%27%20height%3D%275504%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-66x66.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iStock-1249022259_edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/meet-us-at-apha-2\/\">Meet us at APHA!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 15, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/blog\/lufkin-tx-takes-a-stand-new-zoning-ordinance-protects-youth-from-vape-retailers\/\" aria-label=\"Lufkin, TX Takes a Stand: New Zoning Ordinance Protects Youth from Vape Retailers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/countertools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lufkin_Retailers_Feb2025_Final-66x66.jpg\" class=\"attachment-recent-works-thumbnail size-recent-works-thumbnail lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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