"I started to smoke when I was under 21 and I was a teenager, and it was easy
Earlier this year, the agency officially said it would regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products. The agency gets its authority from the Tobacco Control Act, which defines tobacco products as any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended for human consumption, including any component, part, or accessory of a tobacco product. Where does that leave synthetic nicotine, which is not derived from tobacco plants but could be a component, part, or accessory of a tobacco productand is every bit as addictive
Lets say youre standing in a smoke shop, staring at shelves stacked with all kinds of leaf tobacco products
Because consumption is affected by retail price, a federal tax hike, which would translate to increased retail prices and a decline in consumption, can impact the revenue generated by state governments