New York's proposed cigarette tax increase and flavor ban will cost the state more than $100 million per year. My Buffalo News op-ed: buffalonews.com/opinion/anothe…

New estimates on the cost of the proposed Vermont flavor ban: $16M-$19M per year. #Vermont #Tobacco #Flavor Tax Foundation taxfoundation.org/vermont-tobacc…

New blog out on UK excise taxes. Shrinking Revenue from Sin Taxes: A Small Price to Pay for Healthier Behaviour. taxfoundation.org/uk-budget-gap-…

WASHINGTON (AP) — US drug control agency is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift, AP sources say.