Fiscal publication · Updated 29 May 2026
Adult choice and the public revenue problem in illicit nicotine
Adult choice is sometimes treated as separate from public finance. It is not. A lawful adult market is the place where the province can collect tax, inspect sellers, enforce age rules, and identify the actors who refuse to comply.
The public-finance point
When adults are pushed away from lawful options, the result is not automatically less demand. It may be less visible demand. That matters because invisible demand is harder to tax, harder to inspect, and harder to correct.
CFAA's position is narrow: do not design adult-choice policy in a way that hands the price advantage to sellers who avoid taxes, age checks, and public accountability.