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Furthermore, the modern smoker has a ton of alternatives like nicotine patches, tobacco vapers, etc

However, the tax rate is not enforced due to the unfair Investment License Agreement (ILA) with the tobacco industry signed in 2001

If [the White House is] talking about this and theyre actively talking to stakeholders, we want to make sure that theyre hearing not just the voice of the tobacco industry but also the voices of tobacco control advocates like ASTHO and others to make sure that theyre not just hearing one side of the issue, Ekoma said

Philip Morris International ($248B, USA) dominates the sector, more than double the size of British American Tobacco ($110B, UK) and Altria ($109B, USA)