It just happened because the universe tells us things sometimes through our bill numbers. Now, because Georgia has not raised the state tobacco tax in 20 years and because sometimes, when we have certain conversations, especially as it relates to tax strategy, some folks are a little bit more resistant to having tax increases of various sizes, we ended up in having a lot of conversation with our Republican colleagues and with our Ways and Means colleagues to pitch that tax increase to the regional average. Would it be more potent of a disincentive if that tax raise was higher
Two teams visited some 36 stores in unincorporated areas that have licenses from the county to sell tobacco, helping to compile data that could be used by officials to demonstrate the need for tougher tobacco license regulations
Ann, who has died aged 91, had been interested in the potential of psychedelic substances since living in San Francisco in her 20s, describing the first time she took the cactus-derived drug mescaline as one extraordinary blessed day
While this settlement was intended to offset the devastating impact of tobacco, the provincial allocations pale in comparison to the billions of dollars governments spend annually on healthcare costs stemming from tobacco use