“Three discount cigarette makers sued Colorado in U.S. District Court this week, claiming a ballot measure raising the state’s tobacco taxes gives their larger competitors an unfair advantage by setting a minimum price on all brands, and that the provision was created in a “backroom deal” with the country’s largest cigarette maker. The ballot measure, known as Proposition EE, would increase taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products and add a new tax on vaping supplies, which are not subject to tobacco taxes under current state law. The lawsuit was filed almost a week after Colorado ballots were mailed on Oct. 9 and after more than 300,000 residents have cast their votes.”
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