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The first documented tax was in ancient Egypt around 3000 B.C., where, among other things, an excise tax was levied on oil and beer.[7] Thousands of years later, in his famous book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations , Adam Smith gave favorable mention to excise taxation: Sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which [have]become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are therefore extremely proper subjects of taxation.[8] This quote may read like a suggestion to utilize excise taxes to generate general revenue, and Adam Smith is often invoked to argue that exact point, but it is not that simple
Several other states have introduced similar policies, often using nearly identical language
37 Pregnancy and Breastfeeding For detailed information on supporting these patients, see QuitNow BCs Pregnancy and Smoking page, Perinatal Services BCs Tobacco and Nicotine Use During the Perinatal Period A Practice Resource for Health Care Providers, or Better Healths Pregnancy and Smoking page
