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Washington D.C.
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Statewide Tobacco 21 GradeC
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EnforcementD.C.'s Tobacco Retail License fee of $15 isn't enough to fund enforcement and the law does not specifically dedicate the fee to enforcement. Their Health Department is the designated enforcement agency, but they do not specify the number of compliance checks to be done annually with a decoy that's 17-20 years of age. ID checks are required for any purchaser that appears to be under 30 years of age. Penalties are placed on the retailer or clerk with a non-compliant retailer risking suspension or revocation of their license. |
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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
13%
of High School Seniors have vaped in the past 30 days
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Tobacco Prevention vs. Industry MarketingWashington D.C. spends $1.9M in tobacco prevention efforts and the tobacco industry spends $3.8M in marketing. For every $1 spent in prevention, Big Tobacco spends $2 in marketing. $1
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Tax per pack of cigarettes$4.50E-cigarette tax$2.61State Rank1Higher 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$391 million |