Several Colorado Tobacco Tax Increases Pass
On Tuesday, voters in several Colorado counties and cities were presented with ballot measures asking whether or not to impose a new tax on tobacco…
Sen. Durbin Files Tobacco Tax Equity Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced the Tobacco Tax Equity Act Of 2019, through which he seeks to establish the first federal tax on e-cigarettes,…
Eagle County, Colo. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age, Sends Tax Increase to Voters
Like many of its neighboring municipalities have done in recent weeks, Eagle County has voted in favor of raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco…
California Closing Another Cigar Tax Loophole
For the second time in the last year, the State of California is closing a tax loophole used by cigar companies. Effective Oct. 1, 2019,…
Glenwood Springs, Colo. Approves Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase and Flavored Tobacco Ban; Voters Will Decide Tobacco Tax
Some changes will be coming to the tobacco laws in Glenwood Springs, and voters will have a chance to bring about a new tax when…
Boulder, Colo. Considers Flavor Tobacco Ban, Increased Purchasing Age & Higher Taxes for Tobacco
Yesterday, the Boulder City Council gave its initial support to a trio of anti-tobacco measures, including one that could make the Colorado city the most…
Pitkin County, Colo. Voters Could Increase Tobacco Tax
Voters in another Colorado municipality will be asked whether they support a tobacco tax increase when they get their ballots this fall. This time, it’s…
Crested Butte, Colo. Voters to Decide New Tobacco Tax
This November, the voters of Crested Butte will decide whether or not to raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes by $3 per pack…
Maine Tobacco Tax Increase Signed by Governor, Cigar Tax to Double
While the majority of the cigar industry was wrapping up the 2019 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nev., Maine Governor Janet Mills…
Oregon Voters Likely to Decide Tobacco Tax Increase, Cigar Tax Would Double
Raising the tobacco tax rates in Oregon has been a priority of numerous legislators and the governor for some time now, though hesitancy to raise…
Oregon House Approves Bill That Would Send Tobacco Tax to Voters
On Thursday, the Oregon House of Representatives approved a bill that would send a tobacco tax increase to voters in 2020 should it make it…
