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Roughly half of all the states in the US have increased their local tax rate on cigarettes since 2012

The task force is concerned that this could, for instance, inadvertently increase uptake of vaping among youths and nicotine addiction in the general population

But if not, a massive black market [for cigarettes] will develop, and the authorities will lose control. People will find their way to unregulated markets and this will actually increase their exposure to harm. Even with regular cigarettes fully available, there is already a large illicit market in the US, to evade taxation