If I recall that last time I looked at the charts, our tobacco taxes are pretty up there.
From a social standpoint, I rarely ever encounter people in my daily life that get in your face with the anti-smoking attitude. Even here in Austin, where the attitude is certainly more liberal, I have never had issues. Of course you can't smoke in public restaraunts, bars, etc. but I see plenty of cig smokers everywhere I go. Obviously I get odd glances for having a pipe but that's only because it stands out from the crowd. Nobody has ever lectured me about the health dangers, etc. We do have those annoying Smoke Free Austin billboards around town though.