High cigarette taxes act similarly to a price prohibition on the legal product in many US states, incentivizing smuggling and illicit activity.[10] After New York, the highest rate of smuggling occurs in California (46.7 percent of consumption smuggled), New Mexico (41.2 percent), Massachusetts (39.7 percent), and Washington (36.8 percent)
The study relied on people recalling their smoking history over many decades, which introduced a degree of uncertainty into the findings
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The 2015 Johns Hopkins study found that even in a sealed unventilated chamber with high-potency cannabis, only a single positive occurred at the 50 ng/mL threshold