Quote Originally Posted by misskit
According to statistics, smoking kills over 50,000 people in Thailand each year while the government has to spend tens of billions of baht to provide treatment for tobacco addicts. With marketing strategies for tobacco products growing even fiercer,
And who owns all the rights to wholesale tobacco? Thailand Tobacco Monopoly, and as the name suggests, it's the sole entity. And who owns the monopoly? The Thai government.
Quote Originally Posted by Wilsonandson
If the government is so concerned about the welfare of smokers why don't they give them free patches or gum to help them stop.
See above. Wouldn't want to put a dint in profits now, would we?