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Hearings for our Healthy Maryland Initiative (HB 108/SB 37) proposal to fund expanded

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Updates on the Maryland Health Progress Act of 2013 and Healthy Maryland Initiative

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Tax the smokers again

The proposal is sure to face stiff opposition from tobacco companies. It's also sure to cut smoking

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Lobbyists hope tax will curb smoking in teens

"And whether we bend beneath the cross, bow before the Star of David, kiss the black stone of Mecca

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Health coalition to call for $1 tobacco tax hike

Thursday is the Great American Smoke-Out and, in case you need incentive, there’s a campaign to

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Maryland health group tries again for $1 tax hike on cigarettes

The tax increase would build on previous increases to the tobacco tax and play an important role in

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Another tax increase proposed for Maryland cigarettes

"It's the kind of thing that the public supports, and it will do a lot of good," said Vincent

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MD Health group proposes another cigarette tax hike

Smokers in Maryland could have to pay more to light up. The health group, Maryland Citizens' Health

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Maryland might see $1 increase in cigarette tax

WMAL AM 105.9 FM November 14, 2012 A new push is starting to make cigarettes even more expensive in

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Cigarette tax hike called for in Maryland

...public health advocates have been successful in getting their wishes passed recently, as the

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Health advocates want to increase cigarette tax

The same group that successfully pushed to double the state's cigarette tax in 2007 wants the

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Coalition starts campaign on increasing state’s tobacco tax

...calling for the increase in the state’s tobacco tax by a dollar to reduce teen smoking and

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Health group proposes another $1 cigarette tax hike

“In 2007, the money that was raised help to fund a major health care expansion program for over a

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Media Advisory

On November 14, 2012 at 11am on Lawyers’ Mall in front of the State House in Annapolis,

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Health advocates celebrate higher tobacco prices

Teenagers are especially responsive to changes in pricing, said Matthew Celentano, deputy director

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Officials: Tobacco tax helps keep kids smokeless

"The producers of this harsh, degrading, cancer stick use the appearance of a candy wrapper and put

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Tax Increase On Cheaper Tobacco Products Aims To Reduce Number Of Teen Users

“Based on what’s happened in other states, we know this will reduce the use of this product by

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Price of little cigars more costly because of tax

A tax increase on small cigars and other tobacco products popular with teenagers has resulted in a

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Tax-hike on chewing tobacco, cheap cigars expected to reduce use

“Those are the kind of increases that will have a dramatic impact,” said Vincent DeMarco,