The tobacco tax has not risen since 2014, and the last big increase was in 2011, more than 10 years ago
Governments wishing to protect their citizens through larger pictorial warnings on cigarette packs or by introducing plain packaging are being intimidated by industrys threats of lengthy and costly litigation, she said
Proponents of the product point to the fact that there is no secondhand smoke, no smoke smell, no ash, it wont stain teeth and it is more environmentally friendly as the positive aspects of using e-cigarettes
Following soon after New Jersey s bill was signed into law, the State of Maine has also raised the age of sale for tobacco to 21 making it the fourth state to do so
David Sutton, a spokesman for Philip Morris USA, said his company made the price increases a little early to cover the cost it will incur from taxes that will be made on merchandise that won't yet be in stores on April 1