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Oregon Legislature Passes Smokeless Tobacco Product Tax Increase (H.B. 2672)  

The Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon (TOFCO) applauds House Speaker Dave Hunt (D – Oregon City) and Representative Sara Gelser (D – Corvallis) for their leadership in passing H.B. 2672, a bill that will protect Oregon’s children from easy access to smokeless tobacco products and help prevent the marketing of these products to young people.

This vital youth protection measure will increase the cost of tobacco products including, but not limited to, new candy and pouch tobacco products such as Snus and Orbs, as well as existing chewing tobacco products and cigars.

“They may look like gum. They may look like breath mints. They may taste like candy. But make no mistake -- these products will kill our children. This is tobacco with training wheels,” said State Rep. Sara Gelser (D-Corvallis-Philomath). “This bill will stop kids from taking up another dangerous habit that today falls outside the tobacco master settlement agreement regulating advertising aimed at teens.”

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