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In addition, the same structural fragmentation also weakens compliance and expands opportunities for illicit cigarettes, as complex classifications and the presence of very low-priced legal products facilitate misclassification, tax evasion and illegal market entry, ultimately undermining public health goals, weakening national security safeguards and reducing government revenue (Ardana et al., 2025) Furthermore, the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) [5] adds explanatory value by clarifying why simplification advances only when certain conditions align
But these controls, Freeman says, will make enforcement far easier for authorities because, unlike cigarettes, only pharmacists will be able to legally sell vapes once the legislation passes
But this tension is resolved in part by the nature of the cigarette market
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