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Region 7: Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri
Unfortunately, this region saw few notable tobacco control successes. Kansas continues to have the highest cigarette tax in the region at $0.79 per pack after a constitutional amendment to increase Missouri’s cigarette tax to $0.97 per pack was defeated by voters. Iowa funds its tobacco prevention program at just below 40 percent of its CDC minimum level, and leads the region.
Region 7 average cigarette tax: $0.49.
Region 8: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado
It was another busy legislative session for this region in 2006. Colorado passed a smokefree air law, giving them the strongest law in the region. Montana and Utah will go smokefree in 2009. Montana continues to have the highest cigarette tax in the region at $1.70 per pack. Colorado funds its tobacco prevention program above the minimum level recommended by CDC, and leads the region.
Region 8 average cigarette tax: $0.97.
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Colorado prohibited smoking in most public places and workplaces, including all restaurants and bars.
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Utah passed legislation to strengthen its existing smokefree air law by prohibiting smoking in almost all non-public workplaces, stand-alone bars and private clubs. The law will be phased in, making Utah completely smoke-free on January 1, 2009.
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South Dakota voters approved a ballot initiative increasing the state cigarette tax from $0.53 to $1.53 per pack.
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Colorado funded its tobacco prevention program above, and Wyoming funded its program close to, the minimum level recommended by the CDC in FY2007.
Region 9: California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii
The states of this region saw significant progress on a number of tobacco control issues during 2006. Hawaii passed a smokefree air law, and along with California has the strongest smokefree law in the region. Arizona will join that group on May 1, 2007. Arizona now has the highest cigarette tax in the region at $2.00 per pack after Arizona voters approved an $0.80 and a $0.02 increase as part of two different ballot initiatives that were approved in November. Arizona and Hawaii lead the region in tobacco prevention funding spending above 90 percent of the CDC minimum level.
Region 9 average cigarette tax: $1.32.
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Hawaii increased its cigarette tax from $1.40 to $1.60 per pack. The tax will continue to increase in $0.20 increments over the next five years. Hawaii also passed a strong smokefree law prohibiting smoking in almost all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars and within 20 feet of entrances, exits and ventilation intakes to all places covered by the law.
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Arizona voters approved two ballot initiatives, one prohibiting smoking in almost all public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars and increasing the cigarette tax by $0.02 per pack, and the other initiative increasing the cigarette tax by an additional $0.80 per pack.
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Nevada voters approved a ballot initiative repealing preemption and prohibiting smoking in most public places and workplaces, including all restaurants.
Region 10: Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska
The Pacific Northwest region saw a number of tobacco control victories this session. Washington still has a strong smokefree air law and the highest cigarette tax in the region at $2.025 per pack. Alaska now funds its tobacco prevention program at over 90 percent of the CDC minimum level, the highest in the region.
Region 10 average cigarette tax: $1.39
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