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Jump to full article: Tulsa World, 2008-04-20
Author: CLIFTON ADCOCK and OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writers
Intro: After years of violating a tobacco compact with the state, Cherokee-licensed smoke shops are being pressed to sell properly taxed cigarettes with in the Tulsa area, a Tulsa World investigation shows.
Meanwhile, smoke shops licensed by the Creek Nation continue to sell low-tax cigarettes in the Tulsa area without a tobacco agreement with the state. Tulsa, a high-tax zone, requires an 86-cent compact stamp.
The Tulsa World purchased cigarettes last week at 22 area smoke shops or stores. The stores are affiliated with the Cherokee, Creek and Osage nations and are in Glenpool, Sapulpa, Sand Springs, Broken Arrow, Claremore and Tulsa.
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