In November, voters in California and three other states will decide on whether to raise their tobacco tax. California currently has one of the lowest cigarette taxes in the country – 87 cents per pack. If voters pass Proposition 56, the tax would go up to $2.87 a pack. The money would fund health care for the poor and cessation programs.
As part of our California Counts election coverage, the California Report’s health reporter April Dembosky went to find out whether tobacco taxes really work.
