Comments on: Stogie Commentary: Fight Baltimore’s Elitist Cigar Ban

By: furious

furious — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:52:26 +0000

Typical Baltimorons in action down at City Hall. Some things never change, hon.

By: George E.

George E. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:18:44 +0000

Yes, I think it’s sort of like saying, “There’s a problem with steroids. Lots of people who use steroids go to gyms. So, let’s close all the gyms. That should take care of the problem.”

By: No Small Cigars In Baltimore » Cigar Blog

No Small Cigars In Baltimore » Cigar Blog — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:20:58 +0000

[...] this move is opposed by cigar aficionados. For one, though the idea might work on paper, who is to say that teenagers won’t simply pool their money together and purchase a whole pack and …? If the purpose is to really curb teenage smoking, then stricter rules regarding selling cigars to [...]

By: Ron Paul Blog - Tobacco and Alcohol Prohibition

Ron Paul Blog - Tobacco and Alcohol Prohibition — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:52:29 +0000

[...] on StogieGuys.com I published a commentary on Baltimore’s proposed ban on selling individual cigars that cost less than two dollars [...]

By: IM

IM — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:22:06 +0000

I think what they are trying to do is to discourage the use of these cheap cigars to roll “blunts”, a popular way to smoke marijuana in the inner city (and of course, elsewhere) in which the filler of a Dutch Master or Philly Blunt is used as a kind of rolling paper. Even for this purpose the ban is totally wrongheaded in that one can buy a processed sheet of tobacco (in delicious grape and strawberry flavors!) for just this purpose. All the ban would do would be to take away a consumer choice of a legal to use product.

By: George E.

George E. — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:53:33 +0000

I seem to recall reading a while back in either the Sun or the Post about the huge market in single cigarette sales in Baltimore, despite the fact that it is illegal. If cheap cigars present such a dangerous lure to young people why would they not buy five packs and split them up? I guess the thought is that with the five packs they’ll read the warning and have an epiphany: “My god, you mean these things are bad for you? I never knew that! Why has no one ever told me that? I’ll have to quit at once!” It’s also interesting to note that Maryland, a state where I once worked and where I lived happily for many years, has among the lowest taxes on spirits and beer in the U.S. The production and distribution of both were, and I imagine remain, wealthy and powerful institutions in the state.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:03:28 +0000

I’m disappointed that this is happening in my home state. It seems like just another piece of unnecessary legislation meant to discriminate a certain demographic. Laws are already in place to prevent sales of tobacco products to minors. Any problems with enforcement should be dealt with individually.