Federal Judge Upholds NYC Flavor Ban Ordinance

[admin]

I love New York City, but I hate its' idiotic law makers ...
Federal Judge Upholds NYC Flavor Ban Ordinance

 

[cyndi]

Except in cigarettes? Ugh!

 

[lordnoble]

So no aromatics allowed to be sold in NYC? Wow! That's rough.
-Jason

 

[mcarnevale]

My question is what was the reasoning behind the ban in the first place?

 

[seanz]

Thats insane!! in fact all i want to do is use a lot of four letter words strung together in an incoherent sentence.

 

[joe912]

Thats insane!! in fact all i want to do is use a lot of four letter words strung together in an incoherent sentence.

I'm with Seanz.

 

[philip]

Well, since food is what is making all the kids fat, maybe they should ban the flavorings in food too.

 

[bogie]

Wow. I am honestly speechless. I hope this doesnt sound dumb but Pipes and Cigars is in NY. Will this effect their ability to sell these products online?

 

[bogie]

From what ive read, and im not sure its means anything different, this just allows the city to ban such tobacco if they want to. It not an actual law banning the tobacco, is that right? I know its bad enough but i was just curious.

 

[chopz]

is this similar to the sort of law that gave birth to all the blends we know as "english"?

 

[withnail]

Sorry to hear that - especially for all you NYers out there. Will you still be able to order online from out of State? Of all the things they could ban, they pick on this!!??!!??!?!?!?!

 

[withnail]

Also - Don't you have the right to the pursuit of happiness in the American constitution? Surely smoking a nice bowl of something like Peterson University Flake is pursuing happiness in ever sense of the word?

 

[rhogg]

This is not for the entire state is it?

 

[admin]

@mcarnevale

My question is what was the reasoning behind the ban in the first place?

To save the children so they don't get corrupted by thinking that tobacco taste like candy. Seriously.
Here's our original coverage of it two years ago.
New York City Bans ALL Flavored Tobacco
Menthol is ok of course because big tobacco = big lobby. Jerks.

 

[yohanan]

Im speechless on this one.

 

[admin]

I wasn't speechless. Read my comments in the original article linked two posts up.

 

[spartan]

How does this affect e-tailers in NY from selling all our wonderful goodies?
Edit:nvm, it's just for the CITY... so any retail or etailers would have to move out of city limits... that's dumb

 

[yohanan]

@Kevin
Good Article, Good information on how stupid and ignorant some of our lawmakers are, Of couse we already knew that from the get go. Now I dont feel so bad about stocking up 5 years of tobacco at a time.

 

[romeowood]

Pipes and Cigars is in NY

Yes, but they're in Albany, so out of the purview of this ordinance.

an actual law banning the tobacco, is that right?

The way I read it, it only bans the sale of such products overtly stated as being flavored; interestingly, the ruling reinforces the federal claim to control the manufacture and distribution of such products.

How does this affect e-tailers in NY from selling all our wonderful goodies?

If I buy from a NY e-tailer I have it shipped to a PO box in Jersey to avoid the absurd taxes. I never buy a tin in NY (I do buy Nat Sherman bulk at the shop quite frequently). New York is shooting itself in the foot with these measures, and who benefits? Yes, I break the law regularly and engage in "grey market" practices. And I will continue to do so until the grey market becomes black, and then--well, let's just say I have a plan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvaEJzoaYZk&ob=av3e

 

[cyndi]

Using grey areas is just as patriotic as apple pie and baseball!