The big cigarette-ad campaigns of the nineteen-twenties were clearly aimed at a huge potential as well as an existing cigarette market, and slogans such as Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet and Blow some my way were hardly devised merely to obtain a share of the existing market
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For whatever reason, imposing punitive taxes on an unpopular political minority is seen as an easy way to raise revenue for programs benefitting all society (not just smokers, but also users of hotel rooms, rental cars, liquor, fatty foods, and gambling)
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While the absorption pattern differs between cigars and cigarettes, both can lead to nicotine dependence