Federal Transportation Bill Affects Smokers
There were a lot of good things in the federal transportation bill, but there are some amendments that you may not know about, one of which causing roll-your-own cigarette shops to struggle and possibly close everywhere. So, if you are among those who avoided the pricey packaged cigarettes by buying at roll-your-own shops, you are now out of luck.
Why would the government pass such amendments? Simple, the price paid for the cigarettes rolled in these roll-your-own stores, are a lot cheaper, causing bigger brand cigarettes to lose sales. Since the tobacco used for these types of smokes is pipe tobacco, there are not as many taxes imposed on this type of tabacco. Really, I find that silly, why would any smoking product be exempt from taxes imposed on cigarettes.