This illegal market is found around the world because disparities in pricing across boundaries result in opportunities for people to profit off of those differences. The illicit cigarettes are often sold at the same stores as legal ones, stashed away in compartments until a customer uses code phrases like special price to signal they want to buy the tax-free versions, according to Schroth
A strong Cigarette Minimum Price Law (CMPL) at the state level sets a floor price for cigarettes, or a price below which cigarettes cannot be sold
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