• taiyang@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    I mean, in some places. The tax is generally a disencentive to start the habit. I’d be curious to see a natural experiment comparing places with and without it as the US dropped it’s smoking rate to low teens (at least, until vaping became a thing).

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      Yea, unfortunately selling vapes in gas stations got Americas kids hooked again. We almost beat it.