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Spliff smokers are switching out tobacco for three main reasons: Health: tobacco means nicotine addiction, throat irritation, and a harsher burn
We believe BATs price increase is not necessarily a surprise given mounting headwinds related to potential cig state/federal excise tax increases and cig consumer downtrading, she said
However, it didn't appear to be bad
"Now that's not due, again, primarily to people quitting smoking, but rather taking that money [and] instead of paying tax on it, paying for illegal product that is going straight into the hands of organised crime." The tobacco industry commissioned research through FTI Consulting that shows illicit consumption made up almost a third of all tobacco consumed in 2023
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