Policy responses in recent years have included banning common carrier delivery of cigarettes[6], greater law enforcement activity on interstate roads[7], differential tax rates near low-tax jurisdictions[8], and cracking down on tribal reservations that sell tax-free cigarettes.[9] However, the underlying problem remains: high cigarette taxes amount to a “price prohibition” on the legal product in many U.S. states.[10] International Cigarette Smuggling… [read post]