Norman A: Cigarette design and materials
Despite multiple legislative attempts in previous years (e.g., HB 280 in 2019, HB 437 in 2020, and SB 1162 in 2023 which finally passed), this remains the primary state-level restriction on in-vehicle smoking/vaping
Apparent discrepancies between legal sales and smoking rates - for instance, relatively low sales in a heavy smoking state - are used to estimate smuggling import and export rates between states, including any imports from, or exports to, Canada and Mexico
Just the experience of walking into a house that reeks of cigarette smoke can be a deal-breaker to many buyers, and they may perceive the property as worth less
Initial investigations revealed that the syndicate used remote places to store illicit cigarettes