Source: TOBACCO REPORTER, 7/22/21


The average price of a pack of cigarettes in the United States is now $7.22—up from $4.03 in 2008, reports the U.S. Sun, citing data from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. To reduce smoking, 48 states and the District of Columbia have passed 148 cigarette tax increases since 2002. As a result, the average state cigarette tax has quadrupled from $0.43 to $1.91 per 20-pack today. In Colorado, the tax increased from $1.10 to $1.94 per pack in January this year.

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