Victoria’s black market vape industry worth up to $500m
February 07, 2024 by theage.com.au
Victoria’s black market vape industry worth up to $500m
Victoria’s black market for vapes has been valued at up to $500 million, prompting warnings the proceeds must be kept out of the hands of organised crime as the state grapples with a gangland war for control of the sale of illegally imported cigarettes. The importation and sale of illegal tobacco in Victoria has been linked to dozens of firebombings, and a new analysis from the state’s Parliamentary Budget Office has sparked fears the closely associated e-cigarette industry could become another lucrative black market.
13.00% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 2.6 million current smokers in Australia 15.20% of men are current smokers but only 10.90% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
TOP NEWS by REGION
RELATED VIDEOS
RELATED VIDEOS
17 November 2023
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH BANNING DISPOSABLES | James Dunworth on the UK vaping consultation | #GFNNews
10 May 2024
FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE FACTS | Colin Mendelsohn debates Australia's vaping stance with Senators
30 January 2024
DENYING THE SCIENCE IN INDONESIA | Featuring Garindra Kartasasmita | #GFNNews
16 August 2023
[EN] #GFN23 | Regulation case study - Australia
08 December 2023
BANNED IN MEXICO | Physicist Reacts to Draconian Vape Laws | #GFNTVInterviews
28 June 2023
#GFN23 | Cheryl Olson - Where cigarettes serve as currency: Can Vaping Be Better?
09 January 2024
FRANCE'S DISPOSABLE BAN EXPLAINED | Featuring Claude Bamberger | #GFNNews
05 April 2024
INCONVENIENT KNOWLEDGE | Drugs Policy Iconoclast Slams Safer Nicotine Prohibitionists