Aftermath of Cigarette Price Hike: Rolling Tobacco, E-Cigs and Loosies Booming

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s smoking culture is changing drastically due to the Korean government’s recent cigarette price increases. Sales of rolling tobacco, which goes for half the price of cigarettes, are increasing. So called ‘loosies,’ single cigarettes that were popular at small shops in the eighties and nineties, are also making a [...]