The most recent annual report of the states Multi-Agency Illegal Tobacco Task Force identifies cross-border smuggling of untaxed flavored ENDS products [electronic nicotine delivery systems], cigars, and menthol cigarettes as the primary challenge for tobacco enforcement in the Commonwealth. This led to more than 300 seizures of illicit products in 2022, as well as multiple arrests and ongoing prosecutions
Cigarettes Global tobacco volumes are expected to decline ~3% for FY 2022 due to the U.S., Turkey, and uncertainty over Russia / Ukraine
However, tobacco smoking is so addictive, and often bound to social and environment contexts, that even low-level smokers experience a loss of autonomy over their smoking behaviour [19, 20], meaning they also struggle to quit [21, 22]
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