'These measures will destroy the business investment of retailers who have been leading the effort to prevent youth access to tobacco products, and the result will be lost revenue, lost jobs and an increasing number of sales in unregulated and illegal settings,' Jim Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, said after the legislation passed earlier this month
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Items like tobacco, vape pens, and other paraphernalia are often flagged as high-risk, making it difficult for smoke shops to obtain retail or eCommerce merchant accounts
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These pathways are also similar in other states characterized by fight, flight, or freeze responses, such as anger, mood disorders, and psychotic disorders
Tobacco Consider emphasises that this variation in taxation may lead to an increase in illegal or cross-border purchases to avoid high taxes