(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) For 25 years, some of Californias best-known early childhood services have been funded by an almost ironic source: Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products
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The state currently prohibits smoking in restaurants, public buildings, and most work sites, but opponents worry the ban would hurt bars' profits
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Tobacco product litter, particularly cigarette butts, has been shown to be toxic, slow to decompose, costly to manage, and growing in volume a trend that appears to be exacerbated by the increased prevalence of indoor smoking bans, the group says on its website, Cigwaste.org