[SheLion]

"But with taxes at what a lot of smokers view as an unreasonable level, the states aren't going to get the revenues they're projecting and will find themselves with increasingly hard-to-enforce legal problems," he said.

What did the states EXPECT? SMOKERS TO STOP SMOKING? WRONG!

Are smokers going to pay the horrendous taxes? NO!

Have we found BETTER WAYS TO KEEP OUR MONEY AND STILL ENJOY OUR LEGAL PRODUCT? YOU BETCHA!

[EllaMinnow]

Please add me to the smoking ping list.

[patton]

This is going to get interesting. Very

I love my home in VA. The article is wrong, I think - our tax is actually .025/pack.

My last carton (Saturday) was $23

[spoiler2]

When prohibition began in the twenties, organized crime stepped in very quickly, to keep America's alcohol needs satisfied.

This time around will be no different. It will take them no time at all to adapt to this new need. When a smoker needs a cigarette, it becomes the most important craving on their mind!

When that ship recently got stuck for months in the ice at the south pole, what was their greatest need? Cigarettes!!

We will now see a failure greater than the "War on Drugs". It will be the "War on Illegal Cigarettes"

The government at war with it's citizens.....Good luck!

[dix]

Please add me to your ping list too.

[waterstraat]

Grat news for indian reservations that sell untaxed cigarettes thru the internet!!!!

I have done business with the indians before, the cigarettes were fresh, and were delivered fast. I was quite satisfied, but it was only a few dollars cheaper.

That has now changed, the cost benefits have shifted dramatically to the indians instead of heavily taxed state cigarettes.

My state will get NOTHING from me from now on !!!!

Canada tried the same thing a few years ago and lost hundreds of millions in taxes due to people swithching to the indians for their supplier.

Anyone that pays these new taxes is stupid enough to deserve to be unfairly taxed!