Not Good...FDA ruling

[Undercrown509]

They went with Option 1. Not going to be good. Bet the boutique cigars get bought up quickly.

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm499234.htm

 

[Dick Leighton]

No wonder J Drew is getting into the booze business.

 

[Gunson]

Didn't the appropriations committee vote not to fund FDA regs on cigars?

 

[bostoneo]

Didn't the appropriations committee vote not to fund FDA regs on cigars?

That's what I read not that long ago

 

[OldSkoolTarHeel]

They did, but it's only made it through the Appropriations committee thus far. Still needs to pass the full house.

 

[bostoneo]

hey this fda option 1 kinda helps out the Cuban cigar industry if the embargo is lifted eh?

 

[stin187]

Here's where the money to fund this will most likely come from.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1129/text?q={"search":["tobacco"]}&resultIndex=1

 

[ChipS]

If you like your cigars, you can keep your cigars.

 

[Stogies and Suds]

time to stock up on post-2007 brands before august?

 

[ChipS]

time to stock up on post-2007 brands before august?

You've got longer than that but yeah, post 2007 blends (and companies) are going the way of the dodo if this prevails as-is.

 

[sirhorse]

They went with Option 1. Not going to be good. Bet the boutique cigars get bought up quickly.

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm499234.htm

I find this part very hard to believe:

"In 2015, 3 million middle and high school students were current e-cigarette users, and data showed high school boys smoked cigars at about the same rate as cigarettes."

Perhaps this is a trend elsewhere but I have never seen any school aged children in this area smoking cigars. Aside from Swisher Sweets from the gas station, there is only one cigar shop around me and that's in the next town. It can be a hassle for me to fit a trip to there into my schedule and I know they aren't selling to children. This smells like they stacked the voting pool in their favor before taking this survey.

 

[memphsdad]

I find this part very hard to believe:

"In 2015, 3 million middle and high school students were current e-cigarette users, and data showed high school boys smoked cigars at about the same rate as cigarettes."

Perhaps this is a trend elsewhere but I have never seen any school aged children in this area smoking cigars. Aside from Swisher Sweets from the gas station, there is only one cigar shop around me and that's in the next town. It can be a hassle for me to fit a trip to there into my schedule and I know they aren't selling to children. This smells like they stacked the voting pool in their favor before taking this survey.

Agreed. High schoolers buy cigars? Yes, to fill with pot. High schoolers buy premium cigars? No way.

 

[bigbill72]

I find this part very hard to believe:

"In 2015, 3 million middle and high school students were current e-cigarette users, and data showed high school boys smoked cigars at about the same rate as cigarettes."

Perhaps this is a trend elsewhere but I have never seen any school aged children in this area smoking cigars. Aside from Swisher Sweets from the gas station, there is only one cigar shop around me and that's in the next town. It can be a hassle for me to fit a trip to there into my schedule and I know they aren't selling to children. This smells like they stacked the voting pool in their favor before taking this survey.

they do because they use dutchies to roll blunts

 

[Undercrown509]

This will be just like the ammo/magazine runs in 2012-2014. Expect stuff to start flying off shelves, possible price gouging and say 90 days before the two year period is up, anything left thats post 2007 will get ditched at rock bottom...or just kept for private use by the store owner

 

[Mossome]

So, I'm going to have to order my Tatuajes from Hong Kong now too?

 

[sirhorse]

Agreed. High schoolers buy cigars? Yes, to fill with pot. High schoolers buy premium cigars? No way.

they do because they use dutchies to roll blunts

OK, I should have thought about that. Must need more caffeine this morning.

 

[stin187]

So, I'm going to have to order my Tatuajes from Hong Kong now too?

HA! There's already a tab on there for it....

 

[KFBR392]

I find this part very hard to believe:

"In 2015, 3 million middle and high school students were current e-cigarette users, and data showed high school boys smoked cigars at about the same rate as cigarettes."

Perhaps this is a trend elsewhere but I have never seen any school aged children in this area smoking cigars. Aside from Swisher Sweets from the gas station, there is only one cigar shop around me and that's in the next town. It can be a hassle for me to fit a trip to there into my schedule and I know they aren't selling to children. This smells like they stacked the voting pool in their favor before taking this survey.

This is wildly inaccurate. No possible way 3 million high school boys use cigars. A recent census estimated around 17 million total kids in high school. Figure half are boys, that's 8.5 million. 3 million of them, 35%, use cigars? Ya right. From my experience, it was more like 5% at most and that was only for blunts.

 

[stin187]

It's the government. Facts don't matter.

 

[ChuckMejia]

It's the government. Facts don't matter.

Don't worry, just a few more months and we will make America great again!