Illicit trade in tobacco products (ITTP) is big business in the United States and creates many harms including reduced … cigarette packs discarded (either in trash receptacles or as litter) in the public spaces of selected neighborhoods. Packs are …

,001 adult smokers in California from March 12 to April 13, 2018, about a year after the state tobacco excise tax increase on …

tobacco excise tax increase on April 1, 2017. The purposes of the survey were to:• Measure awareness among smokers of the …

Laws that prohibit, regulate, or tax cigarettes can generate illicit markets for tobacco products. Illicit markets both … states with higher tobacco taxes have larger illicit markets, and apply the findings to discussion of public policy toward a … potential ban on menthol cigarettes. The social calculus involved in determining public policy toward tobacco cigarettes should …

We examine recent survey data from California to investigate smokers' intended responses to an increase in cigarette … excise taxes rates, including tax avoidance and the economic crimes of tax evasion and illicit trade in tobacco products … raising tobacco taxes. On the other hand, 73.5% intend to reduce their nicotine use or substitute the use of less harmful …

Data from a novel online survey of 5,000 English-speaking adult cigarette smokers in California in advance of a recent … increase in the state's cigarette excise tax indicate that slightly more than one-quarter of that population engaged in some … figures. Smokers who roll their own cigarettes, e-cigarette users, younger smokers, and those with more income and education …

For millions, e-cigarettes provide a means to relieve nicotine cravings while avoiding harmful cigarette smoke. In the … leads research on the regulation of tobacco, cannabis, and reduced-risk nicotine products for public and private clients … Public Policy at Pepperdine University and Senior Researcher at BOTEC Analysis, where he leads research on illicit tobacco …

What role should the tobacco industry have in the e-cigarette market? Should manufacturers contribute to the production …Chapter 1. E-cigarette regulations and why they fail -- Chapter 2. Towards optimal e-cigarette policy -- Chapter 3 … of evidence on their products’ safety and efficacy? What are the environmental impacts of e-cigarette use and how should …

fall of the cigarette market, and the successes and failures of tobacco control. While taxes, regulations, and various …. The polarization over e-cigarettes -- Chapter 7. E-cigarette regulations and why they fail -- Chapter 8.Towards optimal e-cigarette … BOTEC Analysis, where he leads research on the regulation of tobacco, cannabis, and reduced-risk nicotine products for …