Domestic menthol cigarette bans, most notably the EU-wide ban implemented in May 2020, have created a significant stimulus for duty free menthol cigarette sales, estimated to have generated $180-220 million in incremental annual duty free revenues globally
Generating this type of revenue, it's no surprise that last December tobacco giant Altria, wanting to get in on the action, announced it acquired a 35 percent stake in Juul, the leading e-cigarette manufacturer, for $12.8 billion
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While they followed those gradual-quit patterns, they wore nicotine patches and got fast-acting nicotine products, including gum, tablets, lozenges and sprays