Well, It's Official...

[Josh K]

Menthol was in the original ban but Phillip Morris wouldn't back the bill if menthol was left in. This bill killed ~25% of Phillip Morris' menthol competition. This bill was a collaboration of anti-smoking lunatics and a big business pushing their agenda to get what they want at our expense.

To those who celebrate this ban, or want ACID cigars banned you are just as bad as the people that backed this bill. Just because you don't enjoy these cigars or clove cigs doesn't mean they should be banned. It's called freedom.

I'm all for freedom, I just can't say I'm crying about removing ACID cigars. :devil:

 

[njstone]

That's where I see the problem. Now that they will be marketed as "little cigars", guess what the government will move to regulate/ban next? Little cigars! And that is where it starts to affect us.

Same goes for RYO tobacco back in April with SCHIP. The Federal tax on a pound of RYO shot up from $1.10 to $24 a pound. The RYO guys simply relabeled their rolling tobacco as "pipe tobacco". Good on them, right? Except you know Nanny Government will line up pipe tobacco in their sights to tax next... and that's where I have the problem. I smoke pipe tobacco and I know what's coming down the pike.

Yea, at this rate it won't be more than 2 years before "little cigars" are considered cigarettes for tax purposes ... which will of course eliminate them altogether.

 

[carocaniac]

That's our government telling us what's good for us. Look for the 666 tattoo coming soon...:angryteet

Or maybe a nice barcode on the back of our necks...:sarcastic

 

[Bass man]

Menthol cigarettes are quite popular in the "minority community".