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Philip Morris International is bringing its vision for a 'smoke-ree' tobacco future to Connecticut, but why is the company moving here?


Philip Morris International is bringing its vision for a ‘smoke-free’ tobacco future to Connecticut, but why is the company moving here?
Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant
Almost immediately after Gov. Ned Lamont announced, and defended, Philip Morris International’s move to Connecticut from New York, the tobacco giant launched an advertising blitz touting its work to become “smoke-free” and how the state’s role in scientific research can help it reach that goal.
Anti-tobacco advocates dismissed Philip Morris’ work, advertised on numerous websites soon after the relocation was announced Tuesday at a news conference in Stamford. Critics also took aim at Lamont, saying he’s failing to do more to stamp out tobacco use. ....

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Only a smokescreen? Tobacco industry stands down as Colorado, Oregon hike cigarette taxes


Only a smokescreen? Tobacco industry stands down as Colorado, Oregon hike cigarette taxes
By Vignesh Ramachandran, Kaiser Health News
Published: January 18, 2021, 6:00am
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Colorado and Oregon raised cigarette taxes in 2020 with surprisingly little pushback from the tobacco industry. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Big Tobacco did something unusual in Marlboro Country last fall: It stood aside while Colorado voters approved the state’s first tobacco tax hike in 16 years.
The industry, led by Altria Group, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, has spent exorbitantly in the past to kill similar state ballot initiatives. In 2018, Altria’s lobbying arm spent more than $17 million to help defeat Montana’s tobacco tax ballot initiative. That same year, it spent around $6 million to help defeat South Dakota’s similar measure. ....

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When Colorado Hiked Up Cigarette Taxes, Big Tobacco Stood Aside. Why?


An e-cigarette vape plume is photographed in Denver in this Aug. 3, 2020 photo illustration.
Big Tobacco did something unusual in Marlboro Country last fall: It stood aside while Colorado voters approved the state’s first tobacco tax hike in 16 years.
The industry, led by Altria Group, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, has spent exorbitantly in the past to kill similar state ballot initiatives. In 2018, Altria’s lobbying arm spent more than $17 million to help defeat Montana’s tobacco tax ballot initiative. That same year, it spent around $6 million to help defeat South Dakota’s similar measure.
And four years ago, Altria was the leading funder in a successful $16 million campaign to quash Colorado’s previous proposed tobacco tax increase. ....

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