The likely driver for this change in public perception was significant media coverage of injuries to health in the US from vaping products banned in the UK.[10,11] Between 2022 and 2025, misperceptions about the harms of vaping rose sharply each year, with over half (54%) of adults in 2026 believing vaping to be more or equally harmful compared with cigarettes
[17] Estimates put Chinese counterfeit production as high as 400 billion cigarettes per year to meet international demand.[18] Because of the enormous volume of product that ships into US ports from China, it may be easier and lower cost to smuggle Chinese cigarettes into California markets through US ports than to try to capitalize on tax arbitrage by transporting products across the continental US
Nicotine has been proven to reduce blood flow, leaving skin dry and discolored
Instead, use leather-specific deodorizers or natural methods like baking soda, vinegar solution, or activated charcoal that are safer and more effective for leather materials
Large amounts of money have gone to policing and border security in the hopes that this will make illicit tobacco products and vapes disappear
