Cooperative Extension center in Johnston County and a tobacco education expert
The Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff that the Citys ordinance is preempted by the Illinois Municipal Code, which states home rule municipalities that have not imposed a tax based on the number of units of cigarettes or tobacco products before July 1, 1993, shall not impose such a tax after that date. While the City had a cigarette tax in 1993, it did not impose a tax on other tobacco products until 2016
Cigars , on the other hand, are often made of 100% tobacco
In an emailed statement Tuesday night, Chicago Law Department spokesman Bill McCaffrey said that, while the judges decision was disappointing, the city has still made progress in its fight against youth tobacco use
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