As U.S. smoking rates decline, many states are scrambling to find ways to make up for lost tobacco tax revenue. Exacerbating this trend is the growing popularity of electronic cigarettes, which offer smokers a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes.
State legislators are eager to tax electronic cigarettes to supplement their revenue, but the justification for taxing electronic cigarettes is somewhat dubious.
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