I’d have to agree with steven89. The banning of sale of this legal substance is quite ridiculous. I don’t think it is fair to manufacturers, retailers or consumers.

Using children as a shield to push anti-tobacco legislation is getting old too. It’s hard to argue against preventing children from access to tobacco nowadays since most agree it is potentially harmful to some degree, but I think we reached the point a long time ago where government intervention was too much. Now it’s brazenly intrusive. Just my opinion.

Many cigar smokers will see this as a victory when it is actually a major loss in disguise. Any defeat of civil liberties is a direct blow to cigar smokers… especially when it has to do with cigars! Regardless of the quality or production method, these are cigars and should be sold wherever tobacco is sold.

one one side, it’s great that flavored tobacco isn’t totally banned. I happen to live in what I call a copycat state, and I believeany states follow in NY’s footsteps. On the other hand, I find this ridiculous. If the ban does go into effect, people aren’t going to stop rolling blunts! There might be potential here for savvy, hard working NY tobacconists to bring some new business by converting or supplementing weed smokers with premium hand rolled cigars.