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State Tax Legislative Update

 By Thomas A. Briant on Jun. 12, 2012

Of the 23 states in which bills have been introduced during the 2012 legislative session to increase cigarette and/or other tobacco product taxes, to date three state legislatures have passed higher c...

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An Update on Commercial RYO Machine Legislation

 By Thomas A. Briant on Jun. 05, 2012

State legislatures continue to adopt bills that regulate commercial roll-your-own cigarette machines. So far during 2012, eleven states have enacted laws that range from licensing RYO retailers, to pa...

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Could Newport Survive a Menthol Ban?

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Jun. 05, 2012

UBS predicts ban wouldn’t hit Lorillard as hard as investors fear

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An Update on FDA Tobacco Issues

By Thomas A. Briant on May 29, 2012

On June 12, NATO representatives will meet with Dr. Lawrence Deyton, the director of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), in a stakeholder's meeting to ...

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States' Tobacco Spend Falls in Ashtray

By Mitch Morrison on May 29, 2012

Only 3% of $244 billion collected in taxes, settlements earmarked for control efforts

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Tennessee Governor Signs RYO Law

By Mitch Morrison on May 29, 2012

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed into law a measure that requires retailers operating roll-your-own machines to pay a licensing fee.

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National Survey Shows Youth Cigarette Use Continues to Decline

By Thomas A. Briant on May 22, 2012

The federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) has issued a report titled "Trends in Cigarette Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults" which shows that ciga...

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RYO Equality Could Cost Cigar Sales

By Melissa Vonder Haar on May 15, 2012

Cigar retailers weigh in on implications of proposed Tobacco Tax Equity Act

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Commercial RYO Machine Legislative Update

By Thomas A. Briant on May 15, 2012

During the 2012 state legislative session, 27 states have introduced legislation to regulate operators of commercial roll-your-own (RYO) machines. Of these 27 states, 10 have passed legislation to reg...

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NATO Challenges Local Massachusetts Proposals to Set Cigar Prices

By Thomas A. Briant on May 08, 2012

In its continuing efforts to respond to local tobacco ordinances, NATO submitted comments this past week to the boards of health in Saugus and Bedford, Mass. Each of these local health boards is consi...

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