how many people die a year from tobacco use Smoking has already killed far more this century than in the entire 20th century Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults

JT Group, International Tobacco Business, (accessed February 3, 2014)

A handful of high-tax states in the Northeast pull the whole picture upward

The FDA announced its enforcement priorities earlier this year, setting in motion an "aggressive strategy" to stop illegal imports of unlawful tobacco products by "focusing on the most deceptive and dangerous products." No tobacco product should look like candy its a blatant ploy to target children and mask the true nature of these products," Bret Koplow, acting director of the FDAs Center for Tobacco Products, said in a statement

Thats a big missed opportunity

According to the Rocky Mountain Smoke Free Alliance, the figure is based on a master sales tax agreement between vaping manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who report Denver sales taxes