For example, participants were informed that, though the Study Products are authorised for sale in Czechia, this does not mean that using the Study Products is safe or without risk to health, and, because HTPs have been on sale for a relatively short time, little is known about the long-term health effects of using these products
"Over this 17-year period from 2007 to 2023, the total loss from net cigarette smuggling exceeded $83.8 billion, which amounts to an annual average loss of $4.93 billion." Over that 17-year period, the biggest hit in foregone revenue has been to New York state, which recently increased taxes to $5.35 per pack, with another $1.50 added by New York City, and spent many years at or near the top of the list for smuggling destinations
Store owner Ranjit Singh poses for a photo with the contaminated packet of cigarettes that was returned to his store
Please understand, there is no such thing as a safe cigarette