We also need to question the use of tobacco tax, e.g. for funding bonds, and call out those who have not been forthcoming about this motivation. This should include what would happen if the payments can't be made. I'd suggest starting with Blumenthal, Markey, Reed, and some other antz from the northeast and beyond.
On one hand, our insurers (private or gov't) and employers don't want the cost of smoking related illness, and nanny's will cry about someone smoking (or vaping) 50 feet from a building entrance, minding his own business. On the other hand, pharm sells patches, gum, Chantix, benzos, and antidepressants, not to mention chemo. Some of the new targeted oral chemos can now cost $150K or more, per person, per year. Big tobacco, goes without saying.
I've done advocacy work for the Dept. of Health in our state, for cancer prevention, as well as for several other organizations. Rather than offer smokers anything meaningful to quit, they are wasting many millions on slogans (e.g. on the sides of buses) and ridiculous ad campaigns. I can assure you that some of the things your doctor would prescribe to help you quit are far riskier, and more addictive than nicotine in any form. Some of this is from personal experience, some from friends.
Watching the money trail usually gets to the core, and those things need to be questioned, especially when covered up by "save the children." When the kids now start smoking, it will be blamed on vaping, when smoking otherwise would not have happened in any big way.
Total tobacco sales (e.g. by State) need to be compared before and after, rather than survey statements from people as to whether or not they smoke. If sales go way up, they can't determine that existing smokers are suddenly smoking more for some reason. Divide the total sales revenue by perhaps 15 analogs/day, and that should give a pretty good idea of how many people are really smoking, without targeting smokers on a personal level.
Finally, the grandfather date must be applied to analogs released since 2007. Just off hand, Marlboro Black, Edge, Smooth, 83, 54, Skyline....... several of the Camel Brands, and a whole range of second tier brands (the new Pall Mall, Maverick, L&M), etc. If they did not exist by Feb. 2007, they must be forced to file for the investigation and approval process, revealing all their toxic ingredients. Not an expert on tobacco brands, so please excuse the likely errors above.