The tobacco Master Settlement Agreement with the states has a provision whereby they lose money if cessation programs are 'too' successful: https://www.reuters.

The tobacco Master Settlement Agreement with the states has a provision whereby they lose money if cessation programs are 'too' successful: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tobacco-bonds-ecigs-insight/e-cigarettes-could-stub-out-tobacco-bonds-sooner-than-thought-idUSKBN0EZ0CZ20140624 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tobacco-bonds-ecigs-insig... & then also, I suspect the incumbent tobacco industry lobbying effort is already deeply entrenched and dwarfs anything that might be fielded by the e-cig industry.