The House put this in the transportation bill. It’s a good thing. Many large tobacco companies make pipe tobacco...pipe tobacco did not get the huge tax increase like cigarettes did a few years ago. So...’pipe’ tobacco is now made to put in roll your own cigarettes. It has hidden under ‘pipe’ tobacco for too long. It has cut into cigarette profits big time. It’s like a liquor store selling whiskey...but labeling and calling it ‘apple juice’ and providing a distiller for folks to come in, pour ‘apple juice’ into the machine and leave with a bottle of moon shine. Good amendment in a bad bill.
He said the one that really hurt came in April when a federal tobacco tax hike took effect to pay for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
When Hav-A-Tampa opened more than 100 years ago, Tampa was known as Cigar City.
Democrats have killed an industry and cultural in Tampa as only1 Cigar factory remains.