Obviously, we all agree that even one percent of contraband is one percent too much. No one is against virtue and no one is opposed to the fight against contraband.
Currently, the outcry is getting louder and louder each time there is an initiative seeking to reduce tobacco use. And yet tobacco use affects everyone, including young people and seniors. When we talk about regulation or a tax hike, the argument concerning contraband is always put forward.
As recently as 2010, the current government decided not to make warnings on packaging more visible, claiming that it would crack down on tobacco smuggling instead. It was only thanks to the work of health groups that people were made to understand that the two are not mutually exclusive.