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Oklahoma
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Statewide Tobacco 21 GradeF
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EnforcementOklahoma’s statewide Tobacco Retail License only covers cigarettes and other tobacco products and does NOT include e-cigarettes. This makes it extremely difficult to ensure e-cigarette retailers are being compliant to MLSA laws. The license fee of $30 with renewal every three years is inadequate to fund effective enforcement. ID check is only required if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance to be under the age of 21 and not the recommend age of 30. The penalty structure is weak and conditional, which won’t help in making retailers accountable for underage sales. |
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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 MarketingOklahoma spends $21.6M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $172.2M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $8 in marketing. $1
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Tax per pack of cigarettes$2.03E-cigarette tax$0.00State Rank16Higher 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$1.62 billion |