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Exempt Premium Cigars by Supporting Senate Bill 1461!

From the Cigar Rights of America website: SENATE BILL – Help Exempt Premium Cigars From FDA Regulation! SENATE BILL (S. 1461) – Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 Congress is listening! We now have S. … Continue reading

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Keep the FDA from Premium Cigars by supporting HR 1639!!

From the Cigar Rights of America Website: HOUSE BILL (H.R. 1639) – Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act Whereas on April 26, 2010, December 20, 2010, and July 7, 2011 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration publicly … Continue reading

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SB 1080 has been introduced to ban smoking in condominiums in Virginia!

SENATE BILL NO. 1080 Offered January 12, 2011 Prefiled January 11, 2011 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-79.80:4, relating to the Virginia Condominium Act; amendment of condominium instruments; smoke-free units. ———- Patron– … Continue reading

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HB 1750 introduced to raise OTP to 27%!

HB 1750 was introduced on January 12, 2011 to General Assembly to raise OTP from 10% wholesale to 27% wholesale. This includes premium cigars! HB 1750 Cigarettes; increases tax rate. Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Cigarette tax … Continue reading

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HB 1815 was filed on 1/11/11 to increase OTP tax from 10% to 50%

“Summary as introduced: Cigarette and other tobacco products tax rates. Increases the cigarette tax rate from $0.30 per pack to $1.45 per pack and increases the cigarette excise tax on roll-your-own tobacco from 10 percent to 50 percent. The bill … Continue reading

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