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Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
KENTUCKY
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Bluegrass State
• Cigarettes: $1.10/pack
• Other Tobacco Products:
15% Manufacturer's Price
• Snuff: $0.19/ounce
• Chewing Tobacco:
$0.19 - $0.65 (varies)
• E-Cigarettes:
Closed Systems: $1.50/cartridge
Open Systems: 15% Wholesale Price
(effective July 1, 2020)
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-No-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-Varies-
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: KENTUCKY
Key Points:
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Kentucky’s vaping industry provided more than $942 million in economic activity in 2018 while generating 2,546 vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in Kentucky exceeded $9 million in 2016.
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As of December 20, 2019, KCHFS has reported six cases of vaping-related lung illness. KCHFS does not provide information on age, gender, or substances vaped. KCHFS earns an F-ranking for its reporting on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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During 2016-2017, only 8.7 percent of Kentucky high school students reported using e-cigarettes daily, while 73.9 percent reported not vaping. More data is needed.
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Only 1 percent of FDA retail compliance checks resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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Kentucky spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, Kentucky dedicated only $3.8 million on tobacco control, or 1 percent of what the state received in tobacco settlement payments and taxes.