In my own state of Oklahoma, cigarettes are the cash cow. The legislators want to raise taxes one dollar a pack and this only after banning their use in most public buildings. Of course it begs the question how many who thought a $1K per year habit was ok will quit at $1.5K per year. and oh yes, the state will save money in medical costs if people quit right? Not necessarily, the savings in cancer treatment will be offset by geriatric treatment. Of course, it will be better for them to die of old age, but the point is that is not the states decision to make.