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MongFondler t1_j403v3r wrote

Reply to comment by jquest12 in Study refutes industry claims that ban on menthol cigarettes leads to increased use of illegal smokes: Banning menthol cigarettes doesn't lead more smokers to purchase menthols from illicit sources, contradicting claims made by the tobacco industry by lolfuys

It's huge in the UK, not only are there illegal imports from Europe but there are "fake" cigarettes usually made from terrible cheap tobacco smuggled in from China and assembled here

Bare in mind our cigarettes are taxed insanely high. My gran smoked regal (probably the most expensive price bracket) and they were £14.12.

80% of that is tax I believe.

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MattyLaa2022 t1_j40g9r7 wrote

I'm buying imported B&H menthol clicks for 6.50 a pack under the counter. I'm not the exception. You can get fake L&B for a fiver. Every other polish or corner shop sells import/knock-off cigs.

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