How to replace tobacco tax money Last month, a Kern County grand jury released a report where it determined that its local First 5 would need to find additional revenue streams, other than tobacco, to offset this downward spiral. One possibility, according to the report: have California and local governments increase alcohol taxes
Although Marlboro Lights were as harmful as Marlboro Reds, the judge wrote, I have no evidential basis for quantifying the actual damages of each class member. The judge, who ruled after a five-week bench trial held last year, rejected plaintiffs attempt to quantify the injury with a questionnaire asking smokers what they would have paid for an imaginary cigarette that was safer
However, over time, exposure to air, light, and moisture can degrade the tobacco, making it taste stale or dry
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It is highly addictive and toxic, even in small amounts