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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Days After Session Ends, A Push For Higher Tobacco Taxes

Two days after the 2014 Session of the Maryland General Assembly ended, groups supporting an increase in the state's cigarette tax are thinking about next year.

Members of Maryland Health Care for All and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids held a news conference in Annapolis today asking incumbent lawmakers and challengers running for the Maryland General Assembly to sign a pledge, promising they'll vote for a $1 increase in the state's cigarette tax if elected.

The tax was last increased in the special legislative session of 2007. It currently stands at $2-per pack of cigarettes.
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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not a problem. Delmar is only 5 miles north. Delaware and Virginia are happy as Hell.

Anonymous said...

Shooting themselves in the foot again..increase cig taxes does not raise more revenue...they will get less then projected once again

Anonymous said...

They'll never learn!

Well, taxing Marijuana will not hurt me none said...

WOW DUDE, CANNOT WAIT TILL POT IS LEGAL DUDE...Smoke my Bowl, collect my Welfare Check and Vote Democrat...

Anonymous said...

People who are going to smoke will smoke no matter what the price is. some people I know have switched to those small cigars which aparently are not effected by the cigarette tax.They'll kill you quicker but there's no convincing them of that,they inhale just the same. It's a shame.

Anonymous said...

8:55 - A variation on the laws of stupidity...let them kill themselves...we want smarter people voting anyway....

Anonymous said...

How can you legalize pot & not smoking, otherwise? Doesn't make sense. IDIOTS!