IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Hawkeye State
• Cigarettes: $1.36/pack
• Other Tobacco Products:
50% Wholesale Price
• Snuff: $1.19/ounce
• Cigars: 50% Wholesale Price or $0.50/stick
• E-Cigarettes: None
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-No-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-State-owned buildings; Iowa State University, University of Iowa; foster homes-
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: IOWA
Key Points:
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Iowa’s vaping industry provided more than $191 million in economic activity in 2018 while generating 820 direct vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in Iowa exceeded $4.2 million in 2016.
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As of January 7, 2020, IDPH has reported 56 confirmed and probable cases of vaping-related lung illnesses, with 77 percent of patients reporting use of THC-containing vapor products. IDPH earns a B for its reporting on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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In 2017, only 0.9 percent of Iowa high school students reported daily e-cigarette use. More data is needed.
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Only 3 percent of FDA retail compliance checks in Iowa resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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Iowa spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, Iowa dedicated only $4 million on tobacco control, or 1 percent of what the state received in tobacco settlement payments and taxes.
