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Altria -- the tobacco giant formerly known as Phillip Morris Companies, Inc -- is about to lose the crown Juul of its business empire. On...

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Analysts predict it could be more than a $2 billion industry for new jersey by 2025. that's a lot of extra green, if you know what i mean. joining me from maplewood, new jersey, is nbc news correspondent, antonia hilton. tell me about it. >> reporter: well, katy, enthusiasm here is really high. this is one of these 13 locations open today. people got in line here in maplewood starting at 6:30, 6:45 this morning, even though the place did not open until 9:00. the line has been constant. there's a designated smoking section for people relaxing before or after they go shopping. back in 2020, vote...

Second amendment will still be there. but i think once you start to acknowledge in the insurance industry, maybe, the high-risk nature, maybe that's one way to do so. >> and folks got billions of dollars from the tobacco industry, and they said it would never happen, the tobacco industry is way too strong. you can't smoke in a public building anymore. there's certain places it's froun frowned upon. it's your right to do it, but it's restricted in certain places. >> there was a time when we would walk into a restaurant -- remember this? -- and they would say smoking or non? >> i remember the sm...

Way we talked about big tobacco over the years, the major lobbying they had, the interest, the power, the marketing, the way they approached it. until it started to hit the purse, you didn't see fundamental changes. people still smoke, of course, we still have it, it's still pervasive. people will still own guns, the second amendment will still be there. but i think once you start to acknowledge in the insurance industry, maybe, the high-risk nature, maybe that's one way to do so. >> and folks got billions of dollars from the tobacco industry, and they said it would never happen, the tobacco i...