Chances are good you will be getting a letter in the mail if you bought cigarettes online trying to avoid paying the high taxes on them. States including Connecticut are doing just that. According to their web site, “The Jenkins Act requires, that out-of-state retailers report the transactions.” Yes this means all the retailers that sold cigarettes must share their … [Read more...] about States are Collecting Back Cigarette Taxes from Online Retailers
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The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
It wasn't so long ago that Measure 50 was put before a people's vote in the state of Oregon. If it had passed, Oregon would have received 85 cents from each pack of cigarettes sold in the state, with the funds marked for children's health care programs (and other important programs needing funding in the state). Unfortunately, Big Tobacco's manipulative tactics and deep … [Read more...] about The Winners and Losers – Largest Tobacco Tax Increase
Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring
With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4, Americans are now expecting to see him keep his promise of bringing the change that the nation needs. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is said to begin to both monitor more closely and to instate stricter regulations, as well, where imports are concerned, in order to … [Read more...] about Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring
Let’s Not Waste Another 12 Years
The federal government regulates everything from breakfast cereal and hair dye to horse feed and breast implants. The list of items regulated by our government includes just about every consumable product in America from prescription drugs to vegetables. But there's one item strangely absent from the list, the one that causes more preventable deaths than any other product. A … [Read more...] about Let’s Not Waste Another 12 Years
Future of Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes Uncertain
Washington – The Food and Drug Administration may soon have the ability to regulate sales, distribution and advertising of tobacco products, but it would not be allowed to require removal of nicotine from cigarettes. Nicotine, the most addictive ingredient in a cigarette, increases the level of the dopamine neurotransmitters in the brain. Dopamine controls many important … [Read more...] about Future of Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes Uncertain
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