However, there is a growing trend in the use of alternative tobacco products, such as waterpipe (shisha or hookah), cigars, cigarillos, pipes, bidis (hand-rolled cigarette), medwakh (Arabic traditional pipe), and heated tobacco products (HTPs), as well as electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), such as e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches [6, 7]
The bill, Senate File 2379, was proposed by the Iowa Attorney Generals Office and would clarify what information counselors can share with law enforcement
RECOMMENDATION 2-1 Better information about the illicit tobacco market is needed to more accurately measure accounting profits of tobacco smugglers
Missouri Cigarette Tax - $0.17 / pack In Missouri, cigarettes are subject to a state excise tax of $0.17 per pack of 20