IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
LOUISIANA
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Pelican State
• Cigarettes: $1.08/pack
• Cigars:
8-10% Manufacturer's Price
• Smoking Tobacco:
33% Manufacturer's Price
• Smokeless Tobacco:
20% Manufacturer's Price
• E-Cigarettes: $0.05/milliliter
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-No-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-School Property-
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: LOUISIANA
Key Points:
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Louisiana’s vaping industry provided more than $492 million in economic activity in 2018 while generating 1,301 direct vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in Louisiana exceeded $3.7 million in 2016.
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As of January 17, 2020, LDH has reported 35 cases of vaping-related lung illnesses, including two deaths. LDH has reported that 24 of Louisiana’s case patients have reported vaping THC. LDH earns an A for its transparency on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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In 2017, only 1.6 percent of Louisiana high school students reported daily e-cigarette use. More data is needed.
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Only 2 percent of FDA retail compliance checks in Louisiana resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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Louisiana spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, Louisiana dedicated only $5 million on tobacco control, or 1 percent of what the state received in tobacco settlement payments and taxes.
