Cigarettes

Smoking isn't as popular as it used to be, but Wyoming is above average.

House Bill 58 would increase the state wholesale tax in cigarettes from the current three cents per cigarette for five and two-tenths cents. That would raise the state tax on a pack of cigarettes from the current 60 cents to $1.04.

The numbers show slightly more women than men are smoking, but far more men are using smokeless tobacco products.

The final vote was 38-22 against the bill.

The Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program is offering a new option to help smokers kick the habit. A free three-month Chantix prescription is being offered to Wyoming residents who enroll in the program by June 30. "We've offered financial support for Chantix for quite some time, but here for awhile we're going to offer that prescription cost for free," said Wyoming Department of Health Spokeswom

A special election to decide the fate of Casper's public smoking ban could cost the city anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000.

There is some good news being reported about the state of young people in America.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has always been against smoking, often using ads and commercials to warn people about the dangers. However, some people think their latest anti-smoking ads may be going a bit too far. The organization is rolling out a $54 million national media campaign in an effort to prompt smokers to quit and, what some are saying, scare people away from ciga