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Re: Important notice for those who buy cigs online




Posted by WENDY on December 29, 2006, 3:47:49, in reply to "Important notice for those who buy cigs online"
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--Previous Message-- : I got this email today : from an online tobacco : shop in regards to : something that would : effect ALL online : tobacco shops. : : Dear Valued Customer, : this is an important : notice. : : : : On Wednesday, January : 21, 2004, the House : Judiciary Committee is : scheduled to mark-up HR : 2824, the Internet : Tobacco Sales : Enforcement Act. : : : : This bill would require : interstate tobacco : retailers to comply with : multiple and : discriminatory state : excise, sales and use : taxes for cigarettes and : smokeless tobacco : products sold directly : to adult consumers over : the Internet or through : the mail. No other : legal product sold over : the Internet would be : subject to the same : regulations. : : : : HR 2824 will reduce : customer choice, and : increase the cost of : cigarettes and smokeless : tobacco, to the benefit : of large tobacco : companies and powerful : convenience store : lobbying interests. The : bill would allow states : to blacklist companies : for selling tobacco : products in interstate : commerce. : : : : In addition, the bill : will impose harsh : criminal and civil : penalties on online : retailers, as well as : carriers (such as UPS, : Federal Express and : Airborne Express). : : : : If passed, HR 2824 will : drive responsible : Internet tobacco : retailers out of : business, giving large : tobacco companies a : monopoly and leaving the : door open to organized : crime, contraband : smugglers and other : undesirable groups. : : : : Please call, write, fax : or e-mail your : Congressional : representative, and urge : him/her to oppose the : burdensome regulations : in HR 2824! : : : : About OLTRA : : : In 2001, a concerned : group of Internet : tobacco retailers : founded OLTRA to bring a : standard of service : through self-regulation : to the Internet tobacco : industry, and address : concerns about the sale : of tobacco products to : minors. Over the past : three years, OLTRA has : worked to implement a : number of policies : designed to prevent the : sale of tobacco products : to minors through online : retailers. OLTRA is : committed to these : measures, and to legal : age verification. OLTRA : members support the : Commerce Clause, and : direct shipping to : adults. Consumers : should have the choice : of selecting the means : by which they purchase : tobacco products, : whether from Internet : retailers or brick and : mortar stores. : : : : Our customers have a : direct interest in : helping to protect our : industry and we must : have your support. It : is time to tell your : Federal and state : legislators to stop : dictating how and where : you can buy tobacco : products. Tell them you : want to make your own : choice. 2004 is an : election year and this : is the time to make your : vote count. Take a few : minutes to get involved, : and tell the politicians : and the anti-smoking : groups they have gone : too far : : : : We need your help. : Support OLTRA, together, : we can make a : difference. : : :

Message Thread: Important notice for those who buy cigs online - Jay January 19, 2004, 17:31:06 Re: Important notice for those who buy cigs online - Eddie H January 20, 2004, 22:34:04 Update on the bill - Jay January 23, 2004, 7:06:28 Re: Update on the bill - missing links - Eddie H January 25, 2004, 4:22:57 Re: Important notice for those who buy cigs online - WENDY December 29, 2006, 3:47:49 Re: Important notice for those who buy cigs online - WENDY December 29, 2006, 3:57:07 « Back to thread

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