This is a very, very serious public health issue, with very, very serious medical consequences, such as cancer, heart disease, strokes and lung diseases
State law also specifies the state agencies that are to receive specific allocations from the tobacco tax fund, which includes an allocation to reimburse the California State Auditor (State Auditor) for conducting an independent audit, at least biennially, of the agencies receiving Proposition 56 tax revenue.Proposition 56 directs CDTFA, beginning two years after the date Proposition 56 took effect and annually thereafter, to determine any reduction in revenues resulting from a decrease in consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products due to the additional taxes imposed by Proposition 56
If aged too long, some cigars may become too mellow and actually lose flavor and depth
Cigarettes are treated as durable goods rather than perishable products
We have, over the years, pointed to Michigan-specific brazen thefts such as smash-and-grabs, hijackings, and shootings against people and police, not to mention public corruption