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[Connecticut] Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Tax Approved In Both House And Senate

Republicans blasted a Democrat proposed provision in a massive budget-implementation bill to a provision to increase fees and taxes on so-called “roll-your-own” tobacco shops, but it passed along with the rest of the bill in the House by an 88-53 vote
Hartford (CT) Courant Blogs
added Jun 25, 2012 12:43
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[Wisconsin] Roll-Your-Own: Good News for Smokers, Upsetting to Others

Patch.org
added May 9, 2012 15:17
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There is kitty litter in your cigarette / And it's helping tobacco companies avoid up to $1.1 billion in taxes

A dozen tobacco companies have avoided as much as $1.1 billion in taxes by using fillers (like the clay found in cat litter) to make their cigarettes heavier, exempting them from a 2,653 percent increase in a federal excise tax on non-”large cigar” tobac
Salon Magazine
added Mar 1, 2013 13:34
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EDITORIAL: Loopholes in Tobacco Regulation

The F.D.A., which has the authority to extend its jurisdiction to cigars and other tobacco products any time it wishes, should move to eliminate flavored cigars and other manipulative practices as soon as it has enough evidence. As for the disparity in t
New York Times
added Sep 1, 2012 20:54
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[New York] Roll-your-own cigarettes win NY state tax fight

A new and savvy player dealing in loose tobacco rolled and packaged in retail stores but taxed far less than cigarettes has beaten New York's governor and Legislature . . . that lobbyist was former Republican Sen. Alfonse D'Amato.
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 25, 2012 13:01
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[Washington] Tim Eyman, initiative activist, weighs in on our roll-your-own tobacco story

Insists increased fees on smoke shops with self-rolling machines violates Initiatve 1053
Burien (WA) Highline Times & Des Moines News
added May 5, 2012 14:21
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[Europe, Italy] HYLTON: Tobacco That's So Brooklyn but Made in Belgium

I come from a large family in which smoking of the sort I do, for flavor, is both common and cheerfully tolerated. At a typical family gathering, it is not uncommon for my father, uncle, cousin or brother-in-law to produce some newly acquired blend for e
New York Times
added Apr 12, 2013 13:44
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Ranking Member Waxman Releases New Tobacco Documents And Calls on FDA to Protect Youth by Closing Tobacco Loopholes

Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg describing new tobacco industry documents that show tobacco companies are manipulating their products to exploit regulatory and tax loop
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
added Sep 7, 2012 15:02
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Arizona stores feel pinch of cigarette 'roll your own' rule

Arizona business owners who capitalized on a booming niche market for customers who rolled their own cigarettes face a questionable future.
Tucson (AZ) Citizen
added Aug 16, 2012 20:16
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[Nevada] SMITH: Roll-your-own cigarette operators' plans go up in smoke

If anyone is going to sell cancer-causing products to the masses, mister, it's going to be left to the experts associated with America's multibillion-dollar cigarette cartels. That irony was largely lost in the news reports.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
added Jul 17, 2012 05:29
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