This Just In
September 23rd 2010 Posted at Breaking News, FDA News, General News
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As they say in the entertainment world, “This just in.”
Go here to read public comments on the federal law that is being considered that will either place pipe tobacco in with the Roll Your Own, or carve out a different niche for pipe tobacco.
From the comments I have read (and I did not read all of them), the majority want pipe tobacco left alone. Tax the RYO folks up the wazoo but leave pipe tobacco where it is.
Most of the posts that I read are extremely well done, which leads me to believe they were written by pipe smokers, the mind workers of the world!
However, I did read a missive from an ex-cigarette smoker who said enough is enough. Leave pipe tobacco alone. It was from a female, at that.
Now, all we gotta do is hope that someone in the Tobacco Tax Bureau is actually reading the email comments!
My experience with the federal government, however, is that they get all these fancy, and expensive reports from the experts, and then put them on a shelf somewhere to gather dust.
But, I still believe in a place called Hope!
I don’t believe I said that.
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I can’t believe this! Only 32 responses on the Public Docket? Where were the pipe tobacco manufacturer’s? Middleton had a good response. This is sad. My guess is that we’ll be paying about $28.00 additional excise tax per pound of pipe tobacco in the very near future.
I repeat… where were the pipe tobacco manufacturer’s?
You have done us all a worthy service by giving us the scoop on this. This is a document that deserves to be published as a legacy of the times we live in.
If it is published my suggestion for the cover picture is the photo that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on February 5, 2009, showing Obama signing the expanded children’s health insurance bill, surrounded by a group of very recognizable smiling faces.