Though no reason has been definitively proven, the popular tale is that Wagner opposed the inclusion of his cards to sell tobacco products, feeling it helped market cigarettes to children
Some e-cigarette websites categorize "patriotic special edition" e-cigarettes as a theme, with the online store "vapecityusa" using the American flag as its logo and placing a marker for these special edition e-cigarettes in the top right corner
Other peer-reviewed studies provide support for these findings.[3] A 2018 study in Public Finance Review examined littered packs of cigarettes across 132 communities in 38 states, finding that 21 percent of packs did not have proper local stamps.[4] As noted by LaFaive and Nesbit, primary authors of the Mackinac Center study, smuggling comes in different forms: casual smuggling, where smaller quantities of cigarettes are purchased in one area and then transported for personal consumption, and commercial smuggling, which is large-scale criminal activity that can involve counterfeit state tax stamps, counterfeit versions of legitimate brands, hijacked trucks, or officials turning a blind eye.[5] The Mackinac Center has cited numerous examples over the many editions of this report, including stories of a Maryland police officer running illicit cigarettes while on duty, a Virginia man hiring a contract killer over a cigarette smuggling dispute, and prison guards caught smuggling cigarettes into prisons
This fact was highlighted in a now-viral Facebook post from a Tasmanian grandma
