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1. The harder it is to acquire smokes, the fewer people smoke.
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I cannot prove it one way or the other, but unless it is outlawed alltogether (whole other argument)....this statement seems impossible. Nevermind it doesnt make it "harder" to acquire them, it just makes the shop owners lose revenue from sales of other things that those buying tobacco may of purchased when getting thier product. So who is getting punished?
As for making it illegal.....this has been attempted once before with alcohol. An unmitigated and collosal failure. Many not know the whole story of prohibition, but you really should read up on it and what it caused across North America.