IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
SOUTH CAROLINA
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Palmetto State
• Cigarettes: $0.57/pack
• Other Tobacco Products:
5% Manufacturer's Price
• E-Cigarettes: None
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-No-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-Ambulances; schools-
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: SOUTH CAROLINA
Key Points:
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South Carolina’s vaping industry provided more than $369 million in economic activity in 2018 while generating 1,671 direct vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in South Carolina exceeded $8 million in 2016.
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As of January 7, 2020, SCDHEC has reported 39 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses, including one death. SCDHEC does not give any information on substances vaped. SCDHEC earns an F for its reporting on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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In 2017, only 1.5 percent of South Carolina 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 South Carolina resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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South Carolina spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, South Carolina dedicated only $5 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
