Update on MD Cigar Shipment Ban

[beparrish]

Well, it looks like we might be making some progress.

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot has reiterated that he did not intend recently passed legislation banning cigar shipments to apply to high-end cigars, and he has asked General Assembly leaders for permission to not enforce the law with regard to those products.

Link to Article​

Let's hope common sense prevails !

 

[bigmanfromou]

Good! I can stop looking for a house in Penn.

 

[new_master]

I find it amazing these States always have these high sin taxes on products, and when they do not receive revenue somehow try to outlaw this and that. rather than not enforcing the law like the article says, enforce it or change the law. whether I agree with it or not is a different story, but don;t skirt the law

 

[kann]

Maryland still has communist gun laws, though. I'd stick with PA.

 

[Chemyst]

IIRC, Anthrax is the preferred method of death in MD.

Chemyst

 

[beparrish]

I don't have an article to link to yet, but the MD State Comptroller's office has just announce that they will not be enforcing the ban on cigars to MD citizens. This is possibly only temporary, in order to give the legislature an opportunity to right this wrong during the fall session.

I'll continue to be on my representatives to prevent another ban or require out-of-state vendors to collect taxes. If you live in MD, you need to do the same !!

So, start ordering those cigars !!!

 

[beparrish]

Here's a link to an article about this:

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