IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
NEW YORK
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Empire State
• Cigarettes: $4.35/pack
• Other Tobacco Products and Cigars:
75% Wholesale Price
• Little Cigars: $4.35/pack of 20
• Snuff: $2.00/ounce or less;
increases with weight
• E-Cigarettes: 20% Sales Tax
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-No-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-Yes-
Flavor bans?
Yes, effective
May 18, 2020
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: NEW YORK
Key Points:
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New York’s vaping industry provided more than $1.9 billion in economic activity in 2018 while generating 4,416 direct vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in New York exceeded $54 million in 2016.
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As of January 7, 2020, NYSHD has reported 150 confirmed and probable cases of vaping-related lung illness, including two deaths. Earlier reports note a majority of patients report vaping THC. NYSHD earns a B for its reporting on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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In 2017, only 1.5 percent of New York high school students reported daily e-cigarette use. More data is needed.
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Only 1 percent of FDA retail compliance checks in New York resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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New York spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, New York dedicated only $39.4 million on tobacco control, or 2 percent of what the state received in tobacco settlement payments and taxes.
FDA Compliance Checks
January 1, 2018 - October 1, 2019
Types of Products Sold
