Maryland - If you're a smoker in Maryland, you may have noticed a those cigarettes are costing you more now. That's because the cigarette tax increased from $1 to $2 a pack Tuesday. Mike's Shell Customer Ted Echenburg says, "If I was smart I would have quit a long time ago . . . but I can't quit. "Ted Echenburg is wishing he wasn't a smoker. He's used to paying about $5 a pack . . . now he's paying about $6.He says, "I've got to do what I've got to do. I've got to pay for it or I'm not going to get cigarettes." Full Story
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