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This tolerance explains why consistent users often shift from lower to higher strength products

Counterintuitively, tax hikes often boost near-term Cigarette Market revenue: manufacturers pass increases through to retail prices, and the price-inelastic nature of nicotine addiction (estimated short-run elasticity of 0.3 to 0.4) means volume drops lag significantly behind price gains

Brian King, Director of the Food and Drug Administrations Center for Tobacco Products, agrees that policies based on characterizing flavor might not cover [ingredients] added by the manufacturer that provides a cooling sensory experience (similar to menthol) that can increase appeal, but are not the characterizing flavor. Whats The Point? Locally, some retailers have cleared their shelves of flavored tobacco entirely, which accounts for the majority of their tobacco inventory in many cases