That hypocrisy is hard to ignore
According to Mr McIntyre, since plain packaging was introduced the illegal tobacco black market has grown 25% with a large surge of colourful branded packs and more than 14.3% of all tobacco consumed in Australia during 2014 was illegal and smuggled into the country with a consequent loss of $1.1 billion in government revenue
It causes more than lung cancer based on current evidence, it can cause cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum, and a type of leukemia (acute myeloid leukemia)
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The regulations, which would broadly ban the product, were first proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two years ago and have sparked a contentious debate between health advocates and civil liberties and business groups