In the United States, tobacco is taxed both at the federal and state level and sometimes even at the local level. These layers of taxes often result in very high levels of taxation, the highest of all consumer products. The retail price of cigarettes, for example, averages over 40 percent Continue Reading
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Michigan Could Receive Up To $ 800 Million In Landmark National Opioid Settlement, AG Office Says
(WXYZ) – Michigan could receive up to nearly $ 800 million in a national opioid settlement, the Michigan attorney general’s office said Thursday. The multibillion-dollar settlement was reached with Johnson & Johnson and three pharmaceutical distributors: Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen. Related: The AG’s office says Dana Nessel and other Continue Reading
Delta-8 Capsules launched by Exhale Wellness
LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Exhale Wellness, a leader in the Delta-8 industry, offers a wide range of premium Delta-8 products. Today they launched their all new Delta-8 capsules, the newest addition to their collection. A lot of people enjoy the feeling of being high but Continue Reading
Under-21 troops could once again purchase and use tobacco products under proposed change
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Military personnel under the age of 21 would again be allowed to purchase and use tobacco products on military bases under a proposal pushed by a Republican senator this week. Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark. and a military veteran, is expected to come up with language for effecting the change as Continue Reading
Large hotel chain forgoes daily room cleaning
As hotels consider phasing out daily room cleaning for good to help offset worker shortages, one hotel chain has taken the plunge. Hilton Hotels announced this month that its U.S. properties will not clean rooms on request, until the fifth day of the stay. Luxury Hilton hotels, including the Waldorf Continue Reading
Legal Weed Is Inevitable, But We Will Survive | Ap
Consider this premise: For better or worse, the full legalization of recreational marijuana in the United States is inevitable. How did we reach the point of inevitability? Little by little then suddenly. Colorado was the first state to allow sales of recreational marijuana, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Authorities predicted annual Continue Reading
Chinese Customs Administration Announces Standard Cases of Intellectual Property Infringement
On July 19, 2021, the General Administration of Chinese Customs announced 11 typical cases of intellectual property infringement where they could seize the counterfeit goods. The cases included both domestic and foreign brands as well as products bearing Olympic brands. The counterfeit goods included counterfeit Hugo Boss clothing; counterfeit cosmetics Continue Reading
DC Circuit maintains FDA regulations on cigars and pipe tobacco, user fees
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Headquarters of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in White Oak, Maryland on August 29, 2020. REUTERS / Andrew Kelly Law firms Related documents The names of companies and law firms shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this functionality as we Continue Reading
New study investigates the formation of dangerous compounds in electronic cigarettes
PICTURE: Electronic cigarettes like the ones pictured here emit nicotine and other harmful compounds, including formaldehyde, a dangerous human carcinogen. A new study led by Andrey Khlystov, Ph.D. of DRI, will explore the point of view … After Credit: Yeongkwan Son / DRI. Scientists at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Continue Reading
Altria better give the money than burn it
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A woman smokes a cigarette as she stands on Wall Street in New York on October 8, 2020. REUTERS / Carlo Allegri NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Altria (MO.N) may soon have some cash to spend. The $ 87 billion supplier of Marlboro cigarettes sells a wine business Continue Reading