There’s a profit ceiling, though. And a lot of countries are finding out that the larger cost of cigarette usage is borne by the healthcare systems that need to spend a disproportionate volume of resources to manage the various health complications caused by a lifetime of smoking.
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wdx@feddit.org 1 day agounlikely. Basically all cigarettes are produced by CNTC or one of their subsidiaries.
CNTC is owned by the state and rakes in a lot of money for the government.
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captainlezbian@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
If anything it should be easier to kill a cigarette industry owned by the government, because the ones profiting are the ones paying the long term cost
sangeteria@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
The liquor stores in Canada are primarily monopolize by the provincial governments, which is for the best, but it does have its obvious negative externalities lol. I always make an effort to go to a govt store over a private corp if I can