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for its cigarette tax of $2.98 per pack (enacted June 2012), compared with the national average of $1.91
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A poll came out last week from MassINC on how to pay for transportation improvements

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These products can address the staining of teeth as a result of tobacco use, but may not be helpful as a long-term halitosis solution compared to quitting altogether

This mirrors a trend in pushes for preemption happening on many public health fronts (in many cases pushed by the American Legislative Exchange Council) including higher minimum wages, paid sick leave, anti-discrimination laws, gun control laws, sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, and plastic bag or straw bans
