This landscape changed significantly after the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act was updated to include all "Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems" (ENDS), including e-liquids and hardware
Although Alabama faces lower costs per smoker, the following states experience even greater per-person expenses: District of Columbia- $122,160 per smoker Maryland- $121,732 per smoker New York- $120, 604 per smoker Connecticut- $114,698 per smoker Rhode Island- $114,038 per smoker Massachusetts- $111,680 per smoker Hawaii- $105,767 per smoker Washington- $105,330 per smoker Alaska- $105,303 per smoker New Jersey- $104,194 per smoker To see the full analysis, you can visit How did WalletHub get their numbers
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Further, this measure provides funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, and to the extent these programs are effective, this would further decrease consumption of tobacco products