Since 2010, there has been a rapid increase in illicit trade, even though excise tax increases in the past decade have been negligible
I used to smoke when I was younger and I'm so ashamed," the 37-year-old said
Its no longer like the 1950s where adverts insisted that cigarettes were good for you, and 75% of US adults puffed away happily with no worries
On the other side of the debate are public health officials, who see a president putting politics over a pressing health crisis
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