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The concern there for us is that, in the public health space, when tax policy treats one category of products more favorably than the others, it can encourage switching rather than quitting. Some proponents of a lower vaping tax maintain that e-cigarettes are a safer alternative and ease a smokers decision to quit

The companies also have cut costs to keep profits up, and the larger scale of a combined company could make future cost-cutting easier

In April of 2014, the agency proposed banning the sale of e-cigarettes to people under the age of 18, but did not recommend prohibiting advertising, flavored products or online sales all of which help make the devices attractive to youngsters, according to public health advocates

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