Fines and Penalties Individuals can be fined: 1st offense $100 $250 2nd offense $250 -$ 500 After 2 offenses $500 $1,000 Businesses can be fined: 1st offense $100 $500 2nd offense $500 -$ 1,000 3rd offense $1,000 $3,000 After 3 offenses $3,000 $5,000 In addition, upon the third conviction of a retailer in a 24-month period, the PA Department of Revenue may, after the opportunity for a hearing, suspend the retailers cigarette license for up to 30 days
OCMs enforcement strategy includes inspections, court-issued access orders, undercover operations, and coordinated efforts to ensure illicit cannabis never returns to the public domain
All forms of tobacco are harmful
However, each of these surveys do suggest a substantial decline in current smoking in all of these English-speaking countries over the past decade
Diaz et al., 2020)