While many know smoking can increase the risk of liver disease, liver cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, the HPA cited a WHO document titled More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco and said that smoking causes many eye diseases which, if left untreated, can lead to permanent vision loss. The US Centers for Disease Control and the New York State Department of Health have published data linking smoking to an increased risk of developing serious eye conditions, including macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness, the HPA said
Over $1 Billion in Increased Funding in 2017-18, Mostly for State Health Programs
This additional revenue likely would be in the tens of millions of dollars annually
While excise taxes on other tobacco products are based on the excise tax on a pack of cigarettes, they are somewhat higher due to the provisions of Proposition 10
Exposure to the long lasting compounds via inhalation, dust ingestion, direct contact, air-to-skin deposition, and epidermal chemistry were all rated by the study to be above Californias NSRL
