Not sure. CVS did.
I find it funny that these stores won’t sell tobacco, but in states where they are allowed to do so, they sell booze.
Hey—there’s antioxidants in that wine!
CVS quit selling tobacco products, and then started charging higher co-pays for their CareMark customers that went outside of their network of drugstores to buy their prescriptions, to cover the cost of lost tobacco revenue.
CVS cites health for stopping the selling of tobacco products,but is more than happy to give out the abortion drugs that kill people - quite telling of their agenda. Of course, follow the money: This was really done in order to cash in on the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), which allows insurance companies (i.e. their CareMark)to charge up to 50 percent more in premiums for smokers.
Take a look at the Attorney Generals who intimidated Walgreen, Walmart, Kroger and Rite-Aid,to follow the totalitarian agenda of the Obama policies...some Republicans amongst them:
CVS Ceased To Sell Cigarettes Because Of Intimidation Or Cronyism, Not Public Health
http://dailycaller.com/2014/09/09/cvss-ceased-to-sell-cigarettes-because-of-intimidation-or-cronyism-not-a-concern-for-health/
Excerpt:
“This letter was tyrannical. Voters should be reminded that many of these attorneys general are up for reelection this fall. The attorneys general signatories are:
Republican Michael Geraghty of Alaska
Republican Tom Horne of Arizona
Democrat George Jepsen of Connecticut
Democrat Beau Biden of Delaware (the Vice President’s kid)
Democrat David Louie of Hawaii
Republican Lawrence Wasden of Idaho
Democrat Lisa Madigan of Illinois
Republican Greg Zoeller of Indiana
Democrat Tom Miller of Iowa
Democrat Janet Mills of Maine
Democrat Doug Gansler of Maryland
Democrat Jim Hood of Mississippi
Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Democrat Joseph Foster of New Hampshire
Democrat Gary King of New Mexico
Democrat Eric Schneiderman of New York
Republican Mike DeWine of Ohio
Democrat Ellen Rosenblum of Oregon
Democrat Kathleen Kane of Pennsylvania
Democrat Peter Kilmartin of Rhode Island
Democrat Robert Cooper Jr. of Tennessee
Republican Sean Reyes of Utah
Democrat William Sorrell of Vermont
Democrat Robert Ferguson of Washington
In addition to these 24 states attorneys general were the attorneys generals for Puerto Rico, Guam, the North Mariana Islands and the District of Columbia. All of them should be voted out.”
Our Walgreen’s sells tobacco and booze. In 2014 though they discontinued 1500 different over-the-counter meds and replaced them with Walgreen’s brands or not at all. Store manager said Walgreen’s Corporate office told her consumers would “get used to it”. There are at least four Walgreen’s in our suburban area within close driving distance. Wouldn’t be surprised to see at least one of them close.
Hallmark recently hung out their “going out of business” sign in our local strip center though. Is next door to what was a Blockbuster which is now a doggie day care or some such thing.