Categories · Health/Science
· Business (Tobacco)
· Federal/National
· Tax
· Pipes
· Roll-your-own
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Jump to full article: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-05-02 Author: Publication Date/Subject
Intro: Conclusions
Marketing pipe tobacco as “dual purpose" and selling it for RYO use provides an opportunity to avoid paying higher cigarette prices. This blunts the public health impact excise tax increases would otherwise have on reducing tobacco use through higher prices. Selling pipe tobacco for RYO use decreases state and Federal revenue and also avoids regulations on flavored tobacco, banned descriptors, prohibitions on shipping, and reporting requirements.
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