Hal Holbrook is great in this role and the mystery, while engaging is rather disturbing as McKenzie probes layer upon layer of political corruption during his investigation. One can't help but wonder about the political repercussions after the smoke cleared. It might have made an interesting film on it's own.
North Carolina Other Tobacco Products Tax - 12.80% / Wholesale Price. In North Carolina, other tobacco products are subject to a state excise tax of 12.80% / wholesale price as well as federal excise taxes (listed below). North Carolina applies a $0.05/milliliter tax to e-cigarette and vaping liquid.
The national mean cigarette excise tax among all states increased from $1.18 per pack in 2008 to $1.34 per pack in 2009. South Carolina had the lowest state cigarette excise tax in the United States, at $0.07 per pack, and Rhode Island had the highest, at $3.46 per pack (Table).ll states and the District of Columbia (DC) impose an excise tax on cigarettes (1). Because many states increased their cigarette excise taxes in 2009, CDC conducted a survey of these tax increases.