Ohio

	Statewide Tobacco 21 Grade F View Full Report Card Report Card
	Enforcement Ohio’s Investigative Unit run by the State Highway Patrol is designated to do enforcement, but underage tobacco sales receive little priority, and to date they have only been using decoys who are 15-17 years old. As penalties tend to go on the minimum wage clerk rather than the retailer, and there are no mandatory minimum number of compliance checks, we expect a continuation of very poor retailer compliance in Ohio.
	Tobacco Retail License Comprehensive 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
	Preemption No 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.
	High School Vaping Rate 29.8% of High School Seniors have vaped in the past 30 days
	Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry Marketing Ohio spends $14.8M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $395.9M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $27 in marketing. $1 $27
	Tax per pack of cigarettes $1.60 E-cigarette tax $0.07 State Rank 27 Higher tobacco taxes are associated with decreases in tobacco use and increases in cessation and lower youth initiation.
	Annual State Healthcare Costs due to Tobacco Use $5.64 billion
References Information updated Nov 2020. Please contact Amanda.Turner@tobacco21.org if you have suggested updates.