I'm not sure it's even possible for a nicotine company to stay successful for very long without a big lobbying effort. As soon as they're a big enough brand, th

I'm not sure it's even possible for a nicotine company to stay successful for very long without a big lobbying effort. As soon as they're a big enough brand, they become a juicy target for political interference from the usual bootleggers-and-baptists combo of anti-tobacco activists and competing tobacco companies.