Smokers said reported £1.15 a pack price hike - the biggest ever - was "unfair on the working class" - and governments should legalise cannabis instead. The price of a 20 pack of cigarettes will rise by £1.15 next month, according to reports, thanks to an expected to raise tobacco duty.
The price of a 30g pack of hand-rolling tobacco could go up by £2 in what would be the biggest increase in the price of cigarettes the UK has ever seen. But smokers said the rise wouldn't stop them sparking up - and accused the government of "taking advantage".
Other said low income families will now spend money designated for food on fags instead - while some said the rise will just increase illegal tobacco sales. Gary Cowan, 60, an artist, gets through a 30g pouch of Golden Virginia a week, and has been smoking for around 25 years.
