The rationale given for the price raising for cigars was Whereas, cigars and cigarillos, can be sold in a single dose; and enjoy a relatively low tax as compared to cigarettes. However, single-wrapped cigars are often sold for use as "blunt wraps," which the New Bedford Health Department defined as Any product made wholly or in part from a tobacco product, manufactured or packaged with loose and removable leaves or section of a leaf, or as a hollow tube, that may be used by the consumer to wrap or contain loose tobacco or other fillers. READ MORE: The New Bedford Health Department's New Regulations on Tobacco Products The new regulations not only call for the new minimum price, but also state that the Board of Health may adjust from time to time the amounts specified in the regulation to reflect changes in the applicable Consumer Price Index. Sloan said other communities have already instituted similar minimum pricing requirements
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