2014: Roughly 2 tons of undeclared loose tobacco with an estimated tax revenue of $1.5 million entered Port Melbourne from Vietnam, hidden in foil and labelled as Pandan tea. 2015: Four million cigarettes, with an estimated tax evasion value of more than $2.25 million, arrived in Sydney out of Singapore under the guise of carpet tiles
Since there is no vapour or smoke, most airlines permit it discreetly
But with a global cannabis concentrate market hitting $1.7 billion USD in 2022 (Market and Research), its clear that no single extraction technology is driving this remarkable growth
"Restricting access and appeal among less harmful vaping products out of an abundance of caution while leaving deadly combustible products on the market does not protect public health," the authors wrote
Recommendation #1: To ensure that its staff monitor whether its contractors use Proposition 56 funding in accordance with the requirements in state law, Public Health should establish formal policies and procedures for the Oral Health Program (OHP) for this purpose by June 2025