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Illinois
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Statewide Tobacco 21 GradeC
View Full Report CardReport Card |
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EnforcementIllinois' Tobacco Retail License fee of $75 only covers cigarettes and not e-cigarettes. The Illinois Liquor Control Commission is designated agency for compliance with penalties placed on the retailer and clerk. Illinois also has a Kids Can't Buy 'Em Here program to help with compliance checks. |
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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 Smoking Rate
40%
of High School Seniors nationwide have vaped in the past 30 days
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Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry MarketingIllinois spends $15.1M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $273.5M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $18 in marketing. $1
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Tax per pack of cigarettes$2.98E-cigarette tax$0.43State Rank10Higher 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$5.49 billion |