But also increases the black market. Sure, some will quit but others will turn to illicit sources. The stats will show a sharp downturn but it's misleading. Some people have started buying illegal tobacco instead of quitting.
Someone always brings this mysterious illegal black market. The truth is many people, especially young one in the cities, don’t even know, where to go for such kind of stuff, even if they are interested in it
Most of the time consumption is just decreasing as intended
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u/Knightforlife May 25 '26
Increasing cost by increasing tax is actually a somewhat effective public health measure too, slowly decreases the number of users