MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposal for a statewide smoking ban and a tax hike on cigarettes by $1.25 a pack isn’t supported by some smokers or businesses, but it’s getting rave reviews by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention.
Officials said on Wednesday that it’s the shock value that tends to convince people it’s time to quit smoking, and this could provide that impetus, WISC-TV reported.
Twenty-year smoker Moe Bird celebrates a month free from cigarettes this week.