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Cigarette pack sizes dont just change randomly

This was a response to Big Tobaccos marketing of cigarettes branded as light or mild beginning in the 1960s that were later shown to be just as harmful as other cigarettes, in part because smokers compensate by inhaling them more deeply into their lungs

There is evidence that the use of e-cigarettes has led to children and young adults taking up smoking, as e-cigarette users are more likely to try tobacco products, increasing the number of people needing to quit

However, the need for standardized packaging dimensions emerged with the rise of mass production and increasing demand

Japan Tobacco is one of the world's biggest cigarette firms, with brands including Winston and Benson & Hedges