As a cigar smoker what this means is that in a couple of years (or sooner) most cigar stores will close, most Dominican, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Peruvian and American growers, manufacturers and distributors of cigars will be out of business because FDA will have to "approve" all new products and within three years "approve" all products that hit the market since 2007.
Since the FDA already states their view (with the usual phony "science") that all cigars are harmful it will be difficult if not impossible to gain their approval for a specific cigar. The FDA approval process could cost six figures for one cigar brand--and then they could be (and in my view most will be) rejected.
It will soon dawn on growers and distributors that the risk of their business will exceed the potential reward and the vast majority will close their businesses laying off thousands in several countries.
This is a classic case of the nanny state on steroids--out of control and striking out at any politically incorrect group.
When cigars are outlawed, only outlaws will have cigars.
Liberal - someone who stays awake at night worrying that someone, somewhere, may actually be enjoying life in an ‘unapproved’ manner.
Great news. The smoking wars are largely over, this will help put an end to the scourge.
When is the FDA going to get involved with labeling and getting a list of ingredients from the pot stores?
I find it odd that many of the same folks who want to legalize pot are the same folks who rally against smoking (not all but many).
I also find it odd that here where I am, you can’t even build a patio on your tavern anymore where smokers can go, but you can have Hookah lounges where hipsters smoke indoors (but you can’t have a cigar lounge anymore).
This makes no sense to me. This upsets me, but I can’t put my finger on exactly why. Maybe just the hypocrisy.
They can take my cigars. From the hands of my dead body.
Bill Clinton would never have done this.
“Nicoderm manufacturer ALZA is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Company
ALZA is a wholly owned subsidiary of J & J.
ALZA manufactures Nicoderm & Nicoderm CQ.
Johnson & Johnson’s buyout of Pfizer Consumer Health (PCH) now gives J & J additional pharmaceutical nicotine profits from Nicotrol, Nicorette, and Commit (see pgs 32,33,56).
Note: GSK distributes Nicoderm, but it is manufactured by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary......ALZA. As explained by GSK rep here:
http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2006/11/it-has-been-alleged-by-mayo-doctor.html
It’s little wonder then that Johnson & Johnson is funding smoking ban efforts thru their private foundation the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). To date RWJF has funded groups like the American Lung Association, American Non-Smoker’s Rights, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, etc. to the tune of $446+ million to eliminate traditional delivery methods of nicotine, in order to prop up demand of all the pharmaceutical nicotine products that parent organization Johnson & Johnson manufactures or owns........classic rent seeking legislation at its finest.
The only problem is that these smoking bans, which are merely a marketing scam for the pharmaceutical nicotine industry, are eliminating thousands of hospitality establishments and hundreds of thousands of jobs.””
Pfizer is also the maker of Chantix. This is why they went after e cigarettes. It was putting a hurt on the pharma boys bottom line. Patches weren’t working. Chantix wasn’t working and with horrible side effects.
But e- cigarettes are working. They’ve helped thousands of people quit smoking, but Pfizer was losing money.
I hate politicians and special interests.
The FDA “Nanny” is selective
Why do they not regulate THC capsules and THC patches?
Rush can move to Havana
I wonder if Cuban cigars will get an exception from this process and scrutiny. Because they are commie cigars, from Obammy’s comrades.
Maybe I should go to all the vape shops and buy as many vapers as I can afford and sell them in a few months when they will be worth at least twice as much.
They will get around this by not selling complete vapes. All they have to do is sell the battery pack, the coil and the tank as separate pieces. Same with flavors. They will sell the liquid separate from the flavor. They already sell the nicotine separately.
Viva la revolution !
Not a very well written article. Looks like they are banning cigar sales to those under 18. Not real clear about what else.
You can’t have a little bit of a Nanny State. We were headed here the minute the first drug laws were passed in the early 1900’s.
...putting the humid in humidor.
They should have shot Wickard and sent Filburn to Congress.
First they came for our Big Gulps. Now they’re coming for our cigars. What’s next—our Big Macs?
I hate big, nanny-state government and anyone who supports it.