Tobacco

Tobacco, cigarette and e-cig category news for the convenience-store retail industry

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Illinois Eyeballing Cigarette Tax

Retailers again voice opposition, anticipate loss of sales

Tobacco

Mississippi, Kentucky Mulling Cigarette Tax Hikes

Ky. poll shows grassroots support for increase

Could add $1 onto existing 35-cent-per-pack levy

"Election of Barack Obama changes everything," antismoking watchdog says

The transaction is valued at approximately $11.7 billion, which includes the assumption of approximately $1.3 billion of debt.

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States are circumventing more than 30 years of tobacco industry opposition to federal safe cigarette legislation by passing their own laws.

Federal attorneys have filed suit against a tobacco wholesale company for failing to pay $18.4 million in federal tobacco settlement assessments.

John Middleton Co. joined other cigar companies in asking a Maryland circuit court to overturn a recently enacted law that bans the sale of single cigars.

Judge issues restraining order against Indian cigarette law

Supreme Court ruling reignites old, sparks new cases

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