is alcohol the new tobacco No, Drinking Not Smoking New #CUAnschutz research reveals alcohol

The illicit tobacco market in Australia is worth about $822 million a year in evaded revenue

What a dichotomy of policy to take away adult consumer choice and use for menthol cigarettes legal, FDA-regulated products while at the same time allowing for use of cannabis, which remains illegal at the federal level

Torches of Freedom : In 1929, Edward Bernays orchestrated a campaign to encourage women to smoke publicly by framing cigarettes as symbols of liberation

Data on brand preferences is not routinely asked in large national surveys, and mandatory reporting from tobacco companies on the volumes of tobacco imports has not been required in Australia before July 2025