Montgomery County to consider tax on electronic cigarettes

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - The Montgomery County Council is considering a tax on electronic cigarettes.

The council has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday night in Rockville.

Currently, tobacco cigarettes are taxed at $2 a pack. Other tobacco products are taxed at 30 percent of the wholesale price.

Electronic cigarettes are not currently subject to Maryland tobacco taxes. The proposed tax on the distribution of electronic cigarettes would be 30 percent of the wholesale price.

In March, the council enacted a measure to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes in public places where traditional tobacco smoking is prohibited. That bill goes into effect June 12.