Australia’s restrictive vaping and tobacco policies are fuelling a lucrative and dangerous black market
- Written by James Martin, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
Australia currently has the most restrictive tobacco and vaping policies in the developed world. Australian smokers are taxed at one of the highest rates among comparable nations, with taxes set to further increase at rate of 5% per year. Meanwhile, Australia is the only country to have a prescription model for accessing vaping products.
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