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Arkansas
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Statewide Tobacco 21 GradeF
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EnforcementAlthough Arkansas has a statewide Tobacco Retail License, the fee is only $50 which is not an adequate amount to cover enforcement. The Arkansas Tobacco Control Board is the designated enforcement agency who places penalty for non-compliance on the retailer and clerk; however, state law does NOT mandate a specific number of annual compliance checks or require age verification at a certain age for tobacco purchase, which will result in poor retailer compliance. |
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Tobacco Retail LicenseComprehensive statewide Tobacco Retail License covering all tobacco products
Multiple Tobacco Retail Licenses that cover all tobacco products
Tobacco Retail License only covers cigarettes and NOT e-cigarettes
No statewide Tobacco Retail License
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PreemptionNo preemption
Preempted from raising the sales age
Preempted from creating a Tobacco Retail License
All public health is local. Often Big Tobacco works to add preemption to statewide tobacco control bills so cities and counties are unable to enact laws that better protect the public. |
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High School Vaping Rate
24.3
of High School Seniors have vaped in the past 30 days
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Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry MarketingArkansas spends $12M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $107.4M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $9 in marketing. $1
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Tax per pack of cigarettes$1.15E-cigarette tax$0.00State Rank35Higher tobacco taxes are associated with decreases in tobacco use and increases in cessation and lower youth initiation. |
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Annual State Healthcare Costs due to Tobacco Use$1.21 billion |