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Intro: Canadian Convenience Stores Association
Contraband Tobacco in Canada: Time For Action - 2009 Status Report.
The report highlights the scale of the contraband tobacco problem in Canada and states that "[...] Smuggling and selling contraband tobacco has become a gateway crime for young people to other criminal activities such as drugs and weapons trafficking."
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GfK National Study for the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers' Council 2008
Illegal Tobacco Sales: A Crisis for Canadians.
The survey of 2000 adult smokers (19+) highlights the incidence and relative share of illicit "Tailor-Made" cigarettes among adult smokers, their awareness of such products as well as the purchase patterns of illicit trade in Canada.
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LECG study - 2009
A recent study using statistical techniques conducted by LECG, a leading global finance and economic consultancy, shows that the point of sale display ban in Iceland has had no effect on reducing smoking prevalence
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PWC Study - 2007
Illegal tobacco trade: Costing Australia millions. Strategies to curb the supply and use of illegal tobacco products.
The report into the Australian illegal tobacco trade estimated that 1.8 million kilograms of illegal tobacco was in circulation in 2007. This represents approximately $450 million in lost tax revenue for the Government. . . .
Australian Association of Convenience Stores
Indicative regulatory cost analysis if proposed tobacco retail display ban for convenience store operators in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
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