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Preemption means that the laws at a higher level of government take precedence over the laws at a lower level of government

In 2020, Massachusetts became the first state to implement a comprehensive ban on all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes

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Figure 1 CDTFA Now Bases Its Calculation of the OTP Tax Rate on Reported Cigarette Sales Source: CDTFAs fiscal year 202122 OTP tax rate calculation

During the second phase of interviews, informants confirmed that the sale of menthol cigarettes had gone underground, noting that if you knew the right code word or had an established relationship with merchants, they usually had a secret stash that they would sale to consumers