As with most antitrust matters, especially merger investigations, market definition was contentious
How New York City Became the Heart of the Tobacco Industry and Anti Smoking Activism Radio and Television Commercials Tobacco Advertising on TV and Radio Created by New York City Advertising Agencies (0:56) One of the most memorable weekends, I ever had of New York growing up, was when I was about nine, my folks and I went to the Waldorf Astoria for the weekend
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During the 1920s and 30s, many states with age restrictions of 21 lowered the age to buy tobacco, often to 18
According to the authors, in order to recover the full amount, legal brands would need to gain 74% of the recoverable illegal market (recoverable meaning the share of the illegal market which is currently sold in legal outlets)