(The District of Columbia has the highest tax at $4.50).6-8 All other tobacco products are taxed at 10% of the manufacturers invoice price.6,7 Clean indoor air ordinances Smoking is prohibited in schools (public schools only) and childcare facilities.7 Smoking restrictions are required in government workplaces, private workplaces, restaurants, retail stores and recreational/cultural facilities.7 There are no smoking restrictions for bars and casinos/gaming establishments.7 Vaping is restricted to designated areas of public buildings and grounds occupied by state agencies.9 Licensing laws Wholesalers are required to obtain a license to sell tobacco products
IQOS, the latest product from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), claims to be an innovative tobacco product that reduces exposure to chemicals by heating tobacco to produce a nicotine aerosol
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