[dfwgator]

tax them nonexcessively,

Yeah, right, like the government would ever pass up a chance to gain more revenue.

[JustSayNoToNannies]

tax them nonexcessively,

Yeah, right, like the government would ever pass up a chance to gain more revenue.

They've managed to not tax into existence a significant black market in alcohol. (And note that by all accounts the profits from black market smokes are a drop in the bucket compared to those from banned drugs.)