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*Officials say that name-brand cigarettes will be sold at current prices in the prisons’ canteens. Cigars and smokeless tobacco products will also be sold. | *Officials say that name-brand cigarettes will be sold at current prices in the prisons’ canteens. Cigars and smokeless tobacco products will also be sold. | ||
*“We all know that many of our clients are paying exorbitant prices for ‘black market’ tobacco and are smoking in their cells around other prisoners,” he said. “Providing places to smoke legally and more safely outside and using money from tobacco sales for reentry services and job training sounds like a step in the right direction to me. We’ll see how the actual implementation goes.” | *“We all know that many of our clients are paying exorbitant prices for ‘black market’ tobacco and are smoking in their cells around other prisoners,” he said. “Providing places to smoke legally and more safely outside and using money from tobacco sales for reentry services and job training sounds like a step in the right direction to me. We’ll see how the actual implementation goes.” | ||
===2021: Press Release: [https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-fda-seize-unapproved-e-cigarettes-worth-719453 CBP, FDA Seize Unapproved E-Cigarettes Worth $719,453]=== | |||
*Many counterfeit products are likely produced in unregulated facilities with unverified ingredients posing a serious health concern to consumers. It is especially alarming when these types of counterfeit and unapproved products find their way into the hands of children as studies indicate. | |||
===2020: Article: [https://filtermag.org/native-american-reservations-new-york-vape-shops/ Native American Reservations a Haven for New York Vape Shops]=== | ===2020: Article: [https://filtermag.org/native-american-reservations-new-york-vape-shops/ Native American Reservations a Haven for New York Vape Shops]=== | ||
*“I’m going to speculate, but I think the black market is still so significant that we’re not seeing any spillover,” he said of his solid business so far. “You would figure that we’d be stampeded. That’s not been the case.” | *“I’m going to speculate, but I think the black market is still so significant that we’re not seeing any spillover,” he said of his solid business so far. “You would figure that we’d be stampeded. That’s not been the case.” | ||
===2020: Press Release: [https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-officers-st-louis-seize-dangerous-vaping-pens CBP Officers in St. Louis Seize Dangerous Vaping Pens]=== | |||
*The shipment was mislabeled as Air Humidifier, a common practice used by smugglers. | |||
===2020: Press Release: [https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/baton-rouge-officers-seize-unauthorized-atomizers Baton Rouge Officers Seize Unauthorized Atomizers]=== | |||
*While the overwhelming majority of international trade is legitimate, there are those who attempt to exploit the industry for illicit purposes. | |||
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