Tag: black market
Philip Morris International Launches New Counter-Illicit Trade Campaign
The tobacco giant announced a brand new campaign to counter the black market trade of cigarettes and counterfeit tobacco products.
NEW YORK CITY — Tobacco...
Convenience Stores Group Says Menthol Ban is Feeding Black Market
Where menthol cigarettes alone are banned, a 4.8% reduction in smoking rates may be expected.Studies pertaining to flavoured tobacco and nicotine products, have clearly...
Massachusetts Flavour Ban Contributes to the State’s $10 Billion Black Market
Vapers use the devices to substitute cigarettes in everyday life, such as after a meal, while watching a movie at home, etc, therefore allowing...
Authorities must use accuracy in public health warnings about vaping lung...
A pivotal tenant to harm reduction is the dissemination of accurate information about specific risky human behaviors. Broadly, harm reduction can be viewed in...
Australia’s Nicotine Ban is Feeding a Thriving Black Market
It is estimated that “Down Under” approximately 239,000 people are using e-cigarettes, 178,000 of whom are vaping more than once a month. This remains...
Sri Lanka: Over 100 towns Boycotted Cigarette Sales
Sri Lanka’s Public Health Inspectors Union launched several educational programmes across the country, with the aim of informing locals about the negative effects of...
Thailand: Debates on Why E-Cigs Should Be Legalized
Vapers in Thailand are faced with some of the harshest regulations worldwide. A ban on the import, export, sale and possession of vaping products...
US High Cigarette Taxes are Leading to a Thriving Black Market
Senior director of fiscal policy for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free-market research institute based in Michigan, Michael LaFaive, and Todd Nesbit,...
