General Assembly created the two programs in 1999 and 2000, respectively, to distribute the states share of Master Settlement Agreement funds to support tobacco-dependent communities
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To illustrate how that would work in the context of this proposal: if a pack of cigarettes is taxed at $2.00, the vapor products tax should be $0.10 per pod for closed systems, since a pod is a substitute for one pack of cigarettes
Research by Truth Initiative shows that, during the pandemic, a large majority of young e-cigarette users started using them to lessen feelings of stress, anxiety, or depression, and many continue vaping to cope with these feelings
Kentucky, like many states, is facing a budget shortfall, but of rather modest size
doi: 10.1056/NEJMsa0706154