Opponents of Cigarette Taxes Often Argue That Tobacco and Marijuana

question 458

Multiple Choice

Opponents of cigarette taxes often argue that tobacco and marijuana are substitutes so that high cigarette prices

• A)encourage marijuana use, and the evidence supports this argument.
• B)encourage marijuana use, but the evidence does not support this argument.
• C)discourage marijuana use, and the evidence supports this argument.
• D)discourage marijuana use, but the evidence does not support this argument.

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