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14TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSMAYJUNE2010NEWSTRENDSMAYJUNE2010HIGHLIGHTSMaineClari-fesCigarRegulationsMainex19sstatelegislaturepassedabillthatallowsthesaleopre-miumcigarsdeinedinthebillascigarswrappedinwholeleatobaccowithaweightomorethanthreepoundsper1000ci-gars.Thebillalsoallowsthesaleocigarspreviouslydeterminedbythestateattorneygeneraltohavenocharacterizinglavorortootherwisebeexemptromthestatex19sbanonlavorednonpre-miumcigarssolongasthereisnomaterialchangetothecigarx19slavoringpackagingorlabelingsubsequenttotheattorneygen-eralx19sdetermination.WashingtonBoostsTobaccoTaxTheWashingtonstatelegislaturepasseda1perpackcigarettetaxincreaseoranewtotalperpacktaxo3.025.ThestatealsoincreaseditsOTPtaxraterom75percentto95percentandboost-edthecaponcigartaxesrom50centspercigarto65centspercigar.Bothincreasesgointoe-ectMay12010.Alsoincludedinthebillwasaweight-basedtaxonmoistsnuo2.526or83.05percentothecigarettetaxrateora1.2ouncepackageeectiveOctober12010.x1cIfndtheworldotobaccotobeasci-natingdigintoanyaspectotheindus-tryandyouwillalwaysfndinterestingstoriesandcharactersx1dsaysMattMul-lenwhowritesthemagazinex19sx1cTrenchMarketingx1dcolumnandothereaturestoriesandservesasthemagazinex19sWebeditor.x1cMostindustryproession-alsarehappytosharetheirexperiences.Generallyproessionalsinthetobaccoindustryareverygenerouswiththeirtimeandwisdom.Italmostmakesbe-ingajournalisttooeasyx14anditcertainlymakesitun.x1dPriortoworkingwithTobaccoOutletBusinessMullenwroteorandservedaseditororanumberotradepublica-tionsincludingTobaccoReporterTo-baccoFarmQuarterlyandPeanutFarm-ermagazine.Hex19salsoworkedatpublicrelationsagencieswherehesupervisedanumberoprintandWebpublicationprojectsorFortuneGlobal500clients.InadditionMullenhasownedandop-eratedhisownboutiquecommunica-tionsconsultingandpublicrelationsfrmworkingonprojectsacrossabroadspectrumoin-dustries.OnehighlightohiscareerwaswhenheinterviewedPresidentJim-myCarteroraeaturestory.Mullenx19sedu-cationalbackgroundincludesabache-lorx19sdegreeromBerryCollegewherehestudiedmarketingandcommunica-tionsandgraduatestudiesinjournal-ismandtechnicalcommunicationsattheUniversityoNorthCarolinaatCha-pelHillandNorthCarolinaStateUniver-sity.Whenhex19snotwritingMullenspendsmostohistimewithhiswieandsoninNorthCarolina.x1cIeelveryortunatethatIx19vebeenabletopursueacareerincom-municationsx1dhesays.x1cMypassionsoutsideomyamilytimearereadingwritingandtraveling.Ialsolovetomeetnewpeopleandlistentotheirstories.Writinghasprovidedmeanopportunitytodoallotheseandgetpaidorit.x1dIntheTrenchesIntroducingMattMullenTobaccoOutletBusinessmarketingcolumnistandWebeditor.GeorgiaRisksBlackMarketA1cigarettetaxincreasewilllikelyspurcross-borderblack-marketsalesreportsays.The1cigarettetaxhikeundercon-siderationinGeorgiaislikelytopromptasurgeinblack-marketsalesaccordingtoareportbytheTaxFoundationanonpartisannonproftorganizationthathasmonitoredfscalpolicyattheederalstateandlocallevelssince1937.TheincreasewillbringGeorgiax19scigarettetaxrom37centsto1.37makingitconsiderablyhigherthanthetaxesinnearbystatessuchasTennessee62centsNorthCarolina45centsAlabama42.5centsandSouthCarolina7cents.TheTaxFoundationx19sreportx1cGeor-giaShouldRerainromRelyingonSmokerstoFillBudgetHolex1dpointsoutthatanincreaseinblack-marketsaleswouldleadtolower-than-ex-pectedtaxrevenueorthestate.