Cigar Smokers - New Law

[ylexot]

Did you know that Maryland just banned the shipment of cigars into Maryland?

Cigar shipments: New Maryland law bans shipments of cigars, pipe tobacco directly to consumers - Baltimore Sun

Starting May 1 it became illegal to ship cigars directly to Maryland consumers, according to an interpretation of a 2010 law by Comptroller Peter Franchot. As a result, smokers have been bombarding Franchot with combustible emails.

 

[cdsulhoff]

Great now I am going to have a very upset hubby!!

 

[GWguy]

Did you know that Maryland just banned the shipment of cigars into Maryland?

Cigar shipments: New Maryland law bans shipments of cigars, pipe tobacco directly to consumers - Baltimore Sun

Yankee44 found out the hard way.....

 

[yankee44]

Good thing I work in Dahlgren. One of my coworkers has agreed to let me use his address for shipment.

 

[EmptyTimCup]

Good thing I work in Dahlgren.

just have items shipped to the office ..... :shrug:

 

[yankee44]

just have items shipped to the office ..... :shrug:

Not to a Govt. office. Would not look good.

 

[EmptyTimCup]

Not to a Govt. office. Would not look good.

hmm ok ...

 

[ylexot]

Good thing I work in Dahlgren. One of my coworkers has agreed to let me use his address for shipment.

Same here...coworker lives in VA. Still a stupid law that should be fought. I mean, they just passed a law to allow shipping wine into MD. Why should wine be any different from other alcoholic beverages, cigars, cigarettes, electronics, clothes, or any other legal product? They should all have the same restrictions imposed.

 

[Merlin99]

So does anyone know what 2010 law was interpreted to mean this?

 

[Vince]

I think this law is a load of crap. Just more BS from the state of Maryland.

 

[ylexot]

So does anyone know what 2010 law was interpreted to mean this?

2010 HB 88:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0088.pdf

This departmental bill requires licensure of other tobacco product (OTP) retailers, wholesalers, storage warehouses, and “tobacconists” that operate in the State as well as any manufacturers that produce OTPs in Maryland. The bill also specifies that OTP wholesalers are generally responsible for paying the OTP tobacco tax, institutes a bond requirement for wholesalers to secure their tax payments, prohibits certain types of OTP sales (e.g., Internet sales), and requires the Comptroller to adopt regulations to carry out the bill’s provisions.

 

[Merlin99]

2010 HB 88:
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0088.pdf

Thank you, I wanted to see if I would interpret it the same way. After reading it there isn't any interpretion required, it's all there in black and white.

 

[ylexot]

Hmmm...toyed with the idea of rolling my own. Maybe I should seriously consider it.

 

[itsbob]

Hmmm...toyed with the idea of rolling my own. Maybe I should seriously consider it.

I have a nice plot of land that can be used for growing tobacco.. Probably just enough for private use (for a few dozen people).

Wonder how hard it would be to get "Cuban Seed" imported into MD?

 

[ylexot]

I have a nice plot of land that can be used for growing tobacco.. Probably just enough for private use (for a few dozen people).

Wonder how hard it would be to get "Cuban Seed" imported into MD?

Very easy and cheap:
500 Havana Tobacco seeds seed FREE how to grow booklet! - eBay (item 180538878620 end time May-23-11 16:32:11 PDT)

I'm thinking 2 Havana packets, 2 Virginia packets and a Connecticut packet...$12 shipped for 2500 seeds ain't too bad.

 

[itsbob]

Very easy and cheap:
500 Havana Tobacco seeds seed FREE how to grow booklet! - eBay (item 180538878620 end time May-23-11 16:32:11 PDT)

I'm thinking 2 Havana packets, 2 Virginia packets and a Connecticut packet...$12 shipped for 2500 seeds ain't too bad.

Then we just have to figure out what the hell we're doing, and find a place to dry the leaves.

Maybe in the end, someone will pay us thousands of dollars not to grow any.. that would be kool.

 

[ylexot]

Then we just have to figure out what the hell we're doing, and find a place to dry the leaves.

Maybe in the end, someone will pay us thousands of dollars not to grow any.. that would be kool.

I know someone who knows a thing or two...

 

[yankee44]

Very easy and cheap:
500 Havana Tobacco seeds seed FREE how to grow booklet! - eBay (item 180538878620 end time May-23-11 16:32:11 PDT)

I'm thinking 2 Havana packets, 2 Virginia packets and a Connecticut packet...$12 shipped for 2500 seeds ain't too bad.

That sounds like a great blend with a nice Connecticut broad leaf wrapper. Lets do it!!!!

 

[itsbob]

That sounds like a great blend with a nice Connecticut broad leaf wrapper. Lets do it!!!!

Will 4 acres be enough?

 

[migtig]

Will 4 acres be enough?

For personal use? - More than enough.