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A USA Today story on cigarette smuggling cites research by Mackinac Center analysts regarding the “unintended consequences” — namely criminal activity — of higher tobacco taxes.
You can read the Center’s research here and here.
UPDATE: The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on April 21 ran an Op-Ed on cigarette smuggling rates in Hawaii.
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