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Missouri
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This state has not passed a statewide Tobacco 21 Law. |
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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 MarketingMissouri spends $171,885 in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $347.5M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $2,022 in marketing. $1
$2,022
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Tax per pack of cigarettes$0.17E-cigarette tax$0.00State Rank51Higher 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$3.03 billion |