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Although not recent, a comparative analysis of these products has shown that the concentration of certain strongly carcinogenic ingredients such as benzopyrene and benzanthracene is higher in cannabis smoke than tobacco smoke.[31] A more recent study cited by INSERM confirms this higher concentration of benzopyrene: 2.9 micrograms/100 joints compared to 1.7 for 100 cigarettes.[32] Of course, it will be argued that tobacco users generally smoke many more cigarettes a day than even chronic users of marijuana, that it is the total volume of toxic substances inhaled over time that counts, and that it can be difficult to distinguish the effec ...[+++]ts of cannabis from those of tobacco since joints often contain both products and users of cannabis are also often tobacco smokers.[33]

Their thoughts and views are that this bill is a duplicitous attempt to further tax Canada's tobacco consumers in the name of compensating the farmers and other groups while, in fact, as they say, transferring hundreds of millions of dollars into the hands of the anti-tobacco industry whose only contribution to tobacco issues has been personal attacks on all of those involved in the tobacco business, and the previous wasting of tens of millions of dollars in tobacco funds on failed anti-tobacco programs.

The tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide (TNCO) labelling on cigarettes and RYO tobacco will now be replaced with an information message that informs consumers that 'Tobacco smoke contains over 70 substances known to cause cancer'.

EU countries may prohibit cross-border distance sales of tobacco products, which give consumers –including the very young – access to products that do not comply with the Directive.