Now I'm a Cigarette Manufacturer

I drank every time he said "THE" .... looks like my Sunday is shot! WOOHOO!!!

I guess, with the VAT tax coming, you'll have to pay a fee every time you roll one.

SMITTY wrote:I drank every time he said "THE" .... looks like my Sunday is shot! WOOHOO!!!

My Sunday can't be shot, I have to work today.

Richard S. wrote: I await the inevitable tax on "pipe" tobacco.

At the local cigar shop all the bags of tobacco now have a sticker added to them "For Pipe Use Only" Hmmm

I've been trying to get a friend's brother to use a cigarette machine - 3 packs a day is getting expensive, even with buying cartons on the reservation.

My daughter brought me a carton of Marlboro back from the US Virgin Islands last month, $22.50... best part they were not fire safe, dam they were good.

My neice's boyfriend has a buddy in the service in the Middle East. He sends him cigarettes. He showed me a pack of Marlboro Lights that also had arabic writing on it. He also had some clove cigarettes that I guess you can't get here anymore.

djackman wrote:

Richard S. wrote: I await the inevitable tax on "pipe" tobacco.

At the local cigar shop all the bags of tobacco now have a sticker added to them "For Pipe Use Only" Hmmm

I've been trying to get a friend's brother to use a cigarette machine - 3 packs a day is getting expensive, even with buying cartons on the reservation.

There used to be a store in New Hope, Pa. The Now and Then shop.They sold '60's style stuff. Some of the things were "tobacco" pipes or "cigarette tubes" with REAL instructions on how to smoke cigarettes thru the water. WTF

The regulater is coming
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052 ... 3331769888

Yea for the illegal sector--when will the govt. allow parents to do some parenting--or possibly,MANDATE that parents guide & influence thier childrens activities & behavior & realize that an occasional boot in the a$$$ isn'y necessarily abusive That idiot Dr. probably would not have a job if he wasen't just being a pain in the a$$$ per govt. directives

I'm on the fence about tobacco, worst mistake of my life. I wouldn't mind seeing them being able to get them out of the hands of any minor or reducing new smokers. Let's face it, it's an evil product. Once you're hooked you are screwed, there is not a lot of occasional smokers out there.

Having said that they need to balance that with the needs of current smokers, the cost is getting ridiculous. I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a large black market now. I could make a very good living making cigarettes with the machine I have now, with some minor modifications to automate it a little more I could make a substantial profit well into the three figures range. If they keep increasing the costs you're going to see a lot of people start doing that even if they need to start growing it themselves, you'll be creating what amounts to another illegal drug market except all the ingredients are legal. It's just the tax man not getting his share.

Richard,I think govt. action should be just what it is as far as cig. sales--card people if need be at the stores--I'm just really against the govt having MORE control over my & my families lifestyle--w/ our 5 kids one smokes,of course he picked that up in jail where he can't seem to stay out of.I also have the nasty habit of about a pak a day-in the winter I smoke in the back of the house & in the Summer,I smoke outside & always have---seems like every time I am ready to quit AGAIN,it's time for my yearly physical & when my chest x-ray comes back,the doc says--well your chest x-ray is looking good--anyway,point being--these parents better get in touch w/ what thier kids are doing as far as teen smoking goes--don't tell me I CAN't do something--bad road to go down--if people would keep thier own backyards straight this piece of crap govt wouldn't need to get involved in everything we do Sorry to go on & on,BUT,it pi$es me off that we as a society complain about how the govt. infringes on our privacy but do nothing about it----PHEW,thanx for listening,I feel better And,you're right--it will become a bigger blackmarket business

Read the 3rd comment, last paragraph of the http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052 ... 3331769888

Started rolling my own when cigs hit 1.50 a pack way back when started out with a hand roller then went threw two of the big metal machines ware them out now back to the hand held rollers have three single & one Double roller .
Tobacco was 1.99 for a 7 OZ can Zig Zag Cig Tobacco now that is 24.99 for 7 oz can tubes were 50 cents a carton . Now I buy Pipe Tobacco for 13.99 a LB. tubes are 1.79 a carton Use Full Flavor tubes with mild Tobacco . Tobacco I am using now is Criss Cross Brand with Hot Rod Tubes Tried all of the brands of tobacco one time or another . Thee C.C. works for me .

I did & I'm not sure what the point was??It just irks me that this topic would even come up--I wonder how much us tax payers are paying this bimbo dr. to tell us something that only a fool doesn't know

acesover wrote:Read the 3rd comment, last paragraph of the http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052 ... 3331769888

This in the comment section

If the FDA wants to help they should ban fire safe or FSC paper in cigarettes. It is made out of ethyl vinyl acetate or carpet glue and boosts both naphthalene and carbon monoxide by over 10% each. FSC paper is bad news and caused me to become quite sick. I started making my own cigarettes and then graduated to electronic smoking. Hey Massachusetts! Thanks for trying to kill me. Better luck next time.