The Hill: Flavor prohibitions will leave bad taste

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Flavor prohibitions will leave bad taste in states' mouths

Research and experience show that when cigarettes and other products are heavily taxed, the consequences mimic America’s failed experiment with alcohol Prohibition.

Research and experience show that when cigarettes and other products are heavily taxed, the consequences mimic America’s failed experiment with alcohol Prohibition.

Smuggling is big in New York. More than 55 percent of the market there is a function of tax evasion and avoidance.

There’s a mountain of money to be saved and made in tax avoidance and evasion by consumers and organized crime, respectively.

Consumers do not need a nanny, and they won’t passively accept a ban. Some people like flavored cigarettes, and other flavored nicotine products, and many are willing to obtain them by crossing a border or buying online. States everywhere need to inform themselves about the data. High taxes and outright bans will lead to large-scale smuggling and other lawlessness.