[Suzi]

I have it on a fairly reliable source that they decided to not sell cigarettes because they were in constant battles with violations due to selling to minors. I was paired, years ago, with the local police department doing "stings" because of selling to minors. Many people working at the cash registers do not check ID's and this leads to citations etc. That can get costly. When the profit margin is slim to begin with, I'm guessing the idea of a "healthier image" with getting rid of cigs, was a no-brainer.
Again, years ago, I used to volunteer teach in high schools about the effects of smoking - I had a non-smoker lung and a smoker lung (real lungs). That made a real impression with those kids. We could use more of this kind of shock teaching - the real truths of what smoking does to your lungs.