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Regulations, Laws, and Money motivate people to circumvent the rules and to seek alternative ways to get products to consumers. As lawmakers look at future regulations, they must consider the unintended consequences of those regulations. This page will attempt to track some of those consequences.
Regulations, Laws, and Money motivate people to circumvent the rules and to seek alternative ways to get products to consumers. As lawmakers look at future regulations, they must consider the unintended consequences of those regulations. This page will attempt to track some of those consequences.


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===2022: Article: [https://yle.fi/news/3-12347060 Finnish customs seize record quantity of snus]===
*Smuggling the tobacco product has grown into an increasingly organised criminal activity worth millions of euros.




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*About 79 percent of respondents said they would “look to the black market” if products they use “were banned tomorrow," while 14 percent said they would return to smoking analog cigarettes.
*About 79 percent of respondents said they would “look to the black market” if products they use “were banned tomorrow," while 14 percent said they would return to smoking analog cigarettes.
*Home-blended e-liquid would become common in response to flavor bans. This runs counter to the regulatory goal, which is to ensure safety.
*Home-blended e-liquid would become common in response to flavor bans. This runs counter to the regulatory goal, which is to ensure safety.
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=Counterfeit=
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