"Instead of paying for sick smokers, should there be any,.."
Should there be any???? Surely you're kidding. If you're not kidding, then you're obviously not rational or your obsession with this topic has driven you beyond all reason.
"they squander the money to build big golf courses, plant a flower garden in the center of town, sponsor 5 race car teams and various race car tracks around the state!"
I have no control over what Maine does with cigarette taxes since I don't live there. The money certainly shouldn't go for the things you just named. But that really has nothing to do with a disabled woman who spends your tax money to buy cigarettes whining because she's having a hard time affording two packs a day. If this were the same woman whining about not being able to afford alcohol (which is very highly taxed) or high-end food, you'd tell her tough luck.
I'm not even going to get into this with you. I had a grandmother who smoked three packs of unfiltered Camels a day and died of old age of 86.
The golf course I mentioned? Mass is the state that used the cigarette tax money to build a hugh $175,000 golf course. It's not just Maine. States all over the Union have turned into gluttons when it comes to the tax dollars flowing in from cigarettes.
CIGARETTES DON'T PAY TAXES ............SMOKERS DO!