This is directly from the new RTDA publication. Sorry but no link is available for this, this is word for word what it says.
This somewhat quiet midwestern state will soon be the premium cigar hot spot if one state legislator suceeds in passing a bill introduced to the state's unicameral legislature. Bill 1034 looks to grant the communist government of Cuba
permission to barter with the state's agricultural department by accepting tobacco and tobacco products produced on the island as partial payments for agricultural and medical products or services sold to the regime. Furthermore, the legislation
proposes to set up a lottery system to decide what retailers will be allowed to receive Cuban tobacco products for sale in their stores.
The proposed bill addresses only the issue of federal tobacco excise taxes stating that such tax laws will be applicable.
Bill 1034 does not address the issue of the federal government's embargo against the Communist regime, as outlined in the "Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996" (better known as the Helms-Burton Act). This federal statute prohibits trade with Cuba and prohibits American citizens from possesing or consuming Cuban-produced goods, even while traveling abroad in a third country,
as all American citizens are bound by U.S. law.
Additionally, the legislation does not address another key issue of who in the state will act as the primary recipient of such embargoed products or who will distribute Cuban-produced tobacco products to retailers who will be authorized
to sell such products as determined by the state-sponsored lottery system.
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Don't worry guys i've volunteered to be the primary recipient and help them out with the distribution, so that's covered.
Al
This somewhat quiet midwestern state will soon be the premium cigar hot spot if one state legislator suceeds in passing a bill introduced to the state's unicameral legislature. Bill 1034 looks to grant the communist government of Cuba
permission to barter with the state's agricultural department by accepting tobacco and tobacco products produced on the island as partial payments for agricultural and medical products or services sold to the regime. Furthermore, the legislation
proposes to set up a lottery system to decide what retailers will be allowed to receive Cuban tobacco products for sale in their stores.
The proposed bill addresses only the issue of federal tobacco excise taxes stating that such tax laws will be applicable.
Bill 1034 does not address the issue of the federal government's embargo against the Communist regime, as outlined in the "Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996" (better known as the Helms-Burton Act). This federal statute prohibits trade with Cuba and prohibits American citizens from possesing or consuming Cuban-produced goods, even while traveling abroad in a third country,
as all American citizens are bound by U.S. law.
Additionally, the legislation does not address another key issue of who in the state will act as the primary recipient of such embargoed products or who will distribute Cuban-produced tobacco products to retailers who will be authorized
to sell such products as determined by the state-sponsored lottery system.
END...
Don't worry guys i've volunteered to be the primary recipient and help them out with the distribution, so that's covered.
Al
