It was impossible to know with certainty whether the drop was caused by the ban or was simply due to chance
Countries with high tobacco taxes and strict smoking laws, such as Finland, Norway, Italy, and Israel, have higher cigarette prices than countries with lower taxes and less strict laws, such as Poland and the Czech Republic
The story is set in a future United State after the Second American Civil War
Tilda may live amongst literal rats, but she has people coming in and out all the time, shes got an active sex life, and sources who refer to her as a mensch. She may be a little unhinged, but shes overcome a tragic backstory: the Los Angeles Times reporter brings up stints in Hazelton, unpaid back taxes, a period when she lived in her car, and an estranged relationship with her daughter, all of which makes Tilda cry before she goes on the attack