The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker
Nanny State The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices. Kennedy International Airport in New York City would have to pay $19 for a pack of Marlboros. If that same smoker drove a few hundred miles south to North Carolina, he would pay less than half that price.
- ▪Nanny State The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices.
- ▪Kennedy International Airport in New York City would have to pay $19 for a pack of Marlboros.
- ▪If that same smoker drove a few hundred miles south to North Carolina, he would pay less than half that price.
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Nanny State The Best and Worst States To Be a Smoker Tobacco is the most taxed consumer product in the U.S., and those taxes largely dictate cigarette prices. Reem Ibrahim | From the August/September 2026 issue Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/08/zumaamericasfiftytwo665779-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="A man sitting on a chair on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette" alt="A man sitting on a chair on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette | Photo: Jimin Kim/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom" /> (Photo: Jimin Kim/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) A smoker landing at John F.
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