Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson, is reported to be mulling a federal cigarette tax hike from $0.38 to $2 per pack.

Personally, I wish the fed would go ahead and outlaw tobacco. (Either that, or raise the taxes to $100 per pack.) The resulting lawlessness and bootlegging will not only be entertaining, but will negate all cigarette legislation (such as age limits) currently on the books.

Cigarettes are less accessible to teens than marijuana, and the reason is government regulation. You want to change all that, just keep on keepin' on.