Organised crime networks target minors for their unique value, they are cheaper to hire, more easily manipulated and more accessible online," Ms Cook said
In developing package warning provisions in the FCTC and later the FCTC Guidelines, governments had decades of experience in drafting warning requirements, observing industry strategies to undermine warnings and responding to these strategies
It is scientifically proven and backed up by the CDC at this point in time. A series of deaths across the country related to lung diseases, including one in Florida, led to health officials calling for bans of vape products
Tobacco has razor-thin margins
The price reflects a combination of heavy taxes, import costs, and retailer markups, all designed to make smoking less accessible