'the black market's survival has less to do with taxes than with a shortage of legal stores.
'Colorado has more than 160 state-licensed stores, but they remain concentrated in the Denver area. Many towns don't have any.
'"When there are more stores and more products in the stores and prices settle down, then we'll see," Kleiman said. "I would be very surprised if the illicit market can compete at all."'
Cigarrettes are sold everywhere and they are still a major “black market” problem. The only difference is cigarettes don’t ruin, or end lives, and aren’t as addicting as the dangerous drugs on the streets are.
Black Market Cigarrettes are still a problem. It is very simple. Criminals don’t obey the law. Is that really so hard to understand?
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/02/02/boston-black-market-cigarette-problem/mJpfuuFZXXYxrBiEgTcyJM/story.html