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Ch. 18
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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 7-101(a) and (b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - State Finance and Procurement
Section 7-114
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — State Finance and Procurement
Section 7-121 and 7-317
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1995 Replacement Volume and 1999 Supplement)
Preamble
WHEREAS, Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Each year the use of tobacco products kill kills over 7,500
Marylanders; and
WHEREAS, Tobacco is a risk factor for the top four leading causes of death in
Maryland (heart disease, stroke, cancer, and pulmonary disease); and
WHEREAS, Among Maryland adolescents, smoking prevalence increased
during the 1990s after several years of decline; and
WHEREAS, In 1997, the direct and indirect costs of tobacco related diseases
increased by 2% and cost Marylanders over $1.8 billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, Certain demographic groups remain at higher risk for tobacco use
and often bear a disproportionate share of the human and economic cost of using
tobacco products; and
WHEREAS, Tobacco is a leading risk factor in the development of many
cancers, including cancer of the cervix, pancreas, kidney, bladder, esophagus, oral
cavity and pharynx, larynx, and lung; and
WHEREAS, No single factor determines patterns of tobacco use: the patterns
result from a complex interaction of multiple factors, such as socioeconomic status,
cultural characteristics, stress, biological events, targeted marketing, tobacco pricing,
and varying capacities of local communities to launch and sustain comprehensive
tobacco control activities; and
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