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Congress passed legislation advocated by NACS to ensure Internet tobacco retailers are held to same standards as convenience retailers.
Jump to full article: National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), 2010-03-18
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Intro: “Our industry is one step away from ending a 10-plus-year battle to close loopholes that placed significant competitive disadvantages on convenience retailers,” said NACS Senior Vice President of Government Relations Lyle Beckwith. “The PACT Act allows our industry to compete on equal footing for not just the sale of individual products, but for customers.”
The Senate bill was authored by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) and the House version was authored by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY).
Once it is signed into law, the PACT Act will significantly strengthen federal laws that apply to online cigarette sales.
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