The excess risk of coronary heart disease will be half of someone who continues to smoke
But this gets the causation backwards
The section states: No tobacco manufacturer, distributor or retailer shall offer or provide any consideration, whether directly or indirectly, for the purchase of a tobacco product, including a gift to a purchaser or a third party, bonus, premium, cash rebate or right to participate in a game, lottery or contest. The section also bans manufacturers from furnishing a tobacco product without monetary consideration or in consideration of the purchase or service or the performance of a service
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Provincial tobacco tax, federal excise duty, and harmonized sales tax all contribute to the final price
The fact is, smoking can be prevented without having to raise prices: if more information was given about vaping - more correct information that is, more people may be likely to quit smoking and take up vaping instead