In 2024, the industry will be worth USD 5.50 billion and this may double USD 10.85 billion in 2034
After Australia began "ramping up excise" from 2010, he says, the higher taxes gave criminals "a free kick into the market." By 2015, his team was making arrests but soon realised "we weren't going to arrest our way out, because it was so big." In some cases, Pike says, the problem only worsened: "Some of those criminals who we put in jail came out and became bigger and better and became actually key players in the illicit market." Pike points to Kazem Hamad, who was jailed for heroin smuggling, deported to Iraq, and then allegedly built a global crime syndicate "on his laptop from Iraq," becoming "the major importer and distributor of illicit tobacco in Australia." "The government's policy has basically meant that we're putting our health in the hands of criminals," he says
Connecticut-seed wrappers are also successfully grown in places like Ecuador, and are commonly referred to as Ecuador Connecticut
Access to timely, accurate, and context-specific data on adolescent tobacco use is essential for cementing a robust tobacco control framework, one that can proactively combat tobacco industry interference, particularly in policymaking processes
There is no one-size-fits-all approach, which is why having a portfolio of products that deliver on quality is an opportunity retailers can capitalise on
