Since 1998, 46 states have entered into the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement with big tobacco, where they are given payments based on the sales of cigarettes. As non-participating manufacturers (i.e. e-liquids) enter the market, the states have begun to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement
Ha ha . Go vape!