Actually, you can look at it completely the opposite ... The gov't controls everything about the tobacco industry - and makes a fortune doing it. Look up the breakdown of how much of that pack's cost goes to product, how much to profit and how much to taxes - State and Federal - and you'll see what I mean. If you quit smoking, you're not giving IN to gov't controls ... you're circumventing them!i’ve considered it but it’s one of those things that the government wants to control and i’m still a rebel!! yes i know it bad but not nearly as bad as the “experts” and pot smokers make it out to be!!