But the only reason this is being done is because the largest cigarette-paper supplier in the world has a patent on fire-safe cigarette paper, and they lobbied to get these laws passed
Chapter three of the report, entitled "Cigarette Smuggling and Organized Crime," cites a 1975 media investigation detailing how just four crime families, employing more than "500 enforcers, peddlers and distributors[,] smuggle an estimated 480 million packs into the state each year."[192] [183] "Digest of Tobacco Taxes," in Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meetings of the National Tobacco Tax Association (Chicago: Federation of Tax Administrators, 1960), 41
It influences the individuals impulsivity, their ability to switch between cognitive tasks, and their working memory
Increased stress and "metro culture" contribute to this trend
The health effects of secondhand smoke: 4.5: Lung cancer and secondhand smoke