@SpectatorOz Here's an idea. What if cigarettes were a prescription good from a pharmacy? Smoking would be a medically supervised health condition at $20 a carton. End of the black market. Health dividend.
@FinancialReview Tobacco taxes were a mechanism to manage a public health crisis. This has been successful, but needs to pivot given the black market impact. Time to transition to a health led strategy with prescription supplied cigarettes under GP guidance. Eliminate the profit.
Imagine if cigarette smoking was treated as a health issue, with a doctor's prescription required for purchase from a pharmacy. https://t.co/6jOcl36ryq