IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
IOWA
Analysis, Commentary, Musings
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Analysis and insight on tobacco and vapor
products in the Granite State
• Cigarettes: $1.78/pack
• Other Tobacco Products (excluding premium cigars): 65.03% Wholesale Price
• E-Cigarettes:
• Closed systems: $0.30/milliliter
•Open systems:
8% Wholesale Price
Excise Taxes
E-Cigarettes Defined as Tobacco Products?
-Yes-
E-Cigarettes Included in Smoking Bans?
-Yes-
TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION 101: NEW HAMPSHIRE
Key Points:
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New Hampshire’s vaping industry provided more than $77 million in economic activity in 2018 while generating 360 direct vaping-related jobs. Sales of disposables and prefilled cartridges in New Hampshire exceeded $6.1 million in 2016.
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As of October 7, 2019, NHPHS has reported one case of vaping-related lung illness, noting other state health departments finding patients vaping THC prior to illness. NHPHS earns a D for its reporting on vaping-related lung illnesses.
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In 2019, only 3.9 percent of New Hampshire high school students reported daily e-cigarette use. More data is needed.
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Only 5 percent of FDA retail compliance checks in New Hampshire resulted in sales of e-cigarettes to minors from January 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019.
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New Hampshire spends very little on tobacco prevention. In 2019, New Hampshire dedicated only $140,000 on tobacco control, or less than 1 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
