Zimbabwe, where El Nino brought drought instead of rain, is also looking at a smaller crop this year (albeit from a record volume in 2023), according to that countrys Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board
For example, the FDA has recently announced its intent to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes nationwide.[11] If the lesson out of Massachusetts is any indication, such a ban, which would criminalize the sale of over a third of the current national market, could have a massive impact on revenue generation.[12] Massachusetts has collected roughly 25 percent less revenue since imposing a menthol ban in June 2020,[13] and while Massachusetts has to contend with smuggling of menthol cigarettes from other states where they are still legal, a federal ban would likely lead to a rise in international smuggling of menthol cigarettes
For example, 2% nicotine in a disposable vape equals 20mg/ml
Flushing nicotine and cotinine out of the system entirely is not an instant process
France has obtained EU acceptance for a similar ban