The states insist that the feds support smoking, not vaping, because of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998: you can sell cigarettes in this state but it will kill our citizens so you must pay us millions every year; in return, we will ensure that none of them can sue you. The states have already borrowed against this income for years to come and cannot afford diminishing payouts.
The states insist that the feds support smoking, not vaping, because of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998: you can sell cigarettes in this state but it will kill our citizens so you must pay us millions every year; in return, we will ensure that none of them can sue you. The states have already borrowed against this income for years to come and cannot afford diminishing payouts.