Market Report, "Smoking Tobacco in Uruguay", Published
Pipe smoking is not a widely spread tradition in Uruguay and it has not been affected by the anti-tobacco legislation bans as pipes are usually smoked at home where the bans have no effect. There is a stable consumer base for RYO tobacco in rural areas among ranch and farm workers, which has not shown a significant variation after the implementation of the anti-tobacco regulations. The total number of RYO smokers has in fact increased since the 2002 economic crisis...
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