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To be honest this is more of a step in the right direction compared to what we have been doing with tobacco products, in my opinion. This is far better than taxing the hell out of cigarettes, which to me means that the government cares more about making a buck than they do about getting people to quit smoking. Some of the poisons that they put in cigarettes are completely unnecessary and only serve to get people more addicted. It's nice to see that we are kind of following Canada's example.
All that's going to happen is that the government will make the tobacco people pay for their regulation and kind-hearted oversight, and the tobacco companies will pass that cost, plus 25% on to the saps that buy their products.