california cigarette tax increase Menthol Ban Results Mixed, with Illicit Market Thriving After the Vote: Electorate Passed

Yeah, and I was still drinking at the time, and me and my wife were both just hammered, and we were on this ferry

So-called butt-leggers already evade taxes and price minimums on a widespread scale by hauling in cases from low-cost states like Virginia and North Carolina, or even from elsewhere in New York

As reported by the Washington Post, Walmart is ending cigarette sales in some of their stores across the U.S., including in Florida, California, Arkansas, and New Mexico

The main argument against a menthol ban has focused on the potential for it to encourage unlicensed distribution of menthol cigarettes in communities of color, which some social justice advocates have said could lead to negative interactions with police