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John Potter
Channel 2 News:
It's said if the threat of cancer can't get you to quit smoking, the prospect of poverty will. Cigarettes are now selling for up to $8 a pack in Reno. A pack-a-day smoker could easily burn through $60 a week, and well over $3,000 per year. Smokers like Anthony say it's unfair. "Absolutely. It's my choice. I feel as an American I should be able to smoke if I want to."
The way cigarette prices are right now, it just had to happen…Reno is now home to its first automated cigarette-roller machine, where you can get a cigarette for about 10 cents. That's right…10 cents. The equivalent to a pack would be a little over $2. And 200 cigarettes is $22 plus tax. The tax is less, much less…just state sales tax, adding...
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