[ 6 , 4 ] The shredded tobacco leaf smoked through a hookah, referred to as hookah tobacco, Maassel ( Arabic for honeyed) or shisha, is most commonly flavored and sweetened with molasses, honey, or dried fruit and is sold in a wide variety of flavors
The ruling in the lawsuit, filed in 2015, awards $165.8 million to the state and $81.2 million to New York City
Alcohol and Health fact sheets series The Alcohol and Health fact sheets series presents information on a variety of topics related to alcohol consumption and health, ranging from how alcohol use affects sleep, its impact on the brain, to specific diseases and injuries
BMJ Open (2015)
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Global Best Practices WHO FCTC Recommendations Uniform tax structure across tobacco products Specific excise duty over ad valorem tax Regular inflation-indexed increases Why Specific Excise Works Better A specific excise duty taxes the quantity (per stick or per gram), not just value