A RBC Capital Markets/CSP tobacco survey show 27% of convenience retailers feel positive about the effect the R.J. Reynolds-Lorillard tobacco merger will have on business, 31% were negative and a whopping 42% were mixed. A look at the pros, the cons and the unknowns.
During 2014, approximately one-fourth of the state legislatures considered bills or budget proposals to impose some kind of state tax on e-cigarettes. Here's a state-by-state breakdown.