Efforts to raise the tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco were spearheaded by health lobbyist Vincent DeMarco, who said his next goal is to increase the state’s $2-a-pack cigarette tax to $3 and that he hopes to get it done as soon as next year.

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The maker of Marlboro will launch a nondissolving, lozenge-shaped nicotine disc called Verve in coming days, the latest foray by Big Tobacco into experimental smokeless products amid falling sales for traditional cigarettes. Unlike the smokeless …

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