Big Tobacco loses tax battle in California, but Big Marijuana is on the rise
- Written by Stanton Glantz, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Californians are going to be seeing more messages like this because voters stood up to Big Tobacco and passed a $2 tobacco tax increase.California Department of Health ServicesCalifornia voters handed Big Tobacco a resounding defeat Tuesday when they passed Proposition 56 to raise the cigarette tax by US$2 a pack (with increases in e-cigarettes...
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