Too good to be true?

[Stevieboy]

There's no health warnings on the boxes. Was that the case back then?!? I was only just starting out smoking cigars around 2003 and I wasn't buying boxes at the time

[DannyBoy]

There's no health warnings on the boxes. Was that the case back then?!? I was only just starting out smoking cigars around 2003 and I wasn't buying boxes at the time

I had wondered that but it may also depend on where they were purchased.

[tippexx]

There's no health warnings on the boxes. Was that the case back then?!? I was only just starting out smoking cigars around 2003 and I wasn't buying boxes at the time

Became EU Law for cigarettes in September 2004 Steve. Cigars followed, but took a little time to phase in Worldwide. (I've a Fonseca box 2009 that Simon Bolivar used to bomb cigars with, it has a the regular Seals and a CCC Curacao sticker but no Health Warning).

Health Warnings were on US tobacco products in the late 90s and Canada followed shortly after.

[Stevieboy]

Became EU Law for cigarettes in September 2004 Steve. Cigars followed, but took a little time to phase in Worldwide. (I've a Fonseca box 2009 that Simon Bolivar used to bomb cigars with, it has a the regular Seals and a CCC Curacao sticker but no Health Warning).

Health Warnings were on US tobacco products in the late 90s and Canada followed shortly after.

Cheers Arf...you know yer stuff

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[TJCoro]

Be Warned!

Health Warnings were on US tobacco products in the late 90s and Canada followed shortly after.

According to mis amigos americanos , the US was the first country to put warnings on fags....errr, I mean "cigarettes," which began in 1966 with the simple warning: "Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health."

Makes you wonder what they'll put on packages of pot being sold in the great state of Colorado?


Perro, el Perro

[mattyhall22]

According to mis amigos americanos , the US was the first country to put warnings on fags....errr, I mean "cigarettes," which began in 1966 with the simple warning: "Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health."

Makes you wonder what they'll put on packages of pot being sold in the great state of Colorado?


Perro, el Perro

"smoking marijuana may make you not care"

I've been watching "weed country" chuckling at them all

[PeeJay]

"smoking marijuana may make you not care"

I've been watching "weed country" chuckling at them all

What makes me laugh is that all transactions have to be in cash because its not legal in the other states that banks and credit card companied operate in so they would be committing an offence by processing the transactions.

[ValeTudoGuy]

American laws are a mess, federal.... State...... Make your mind up. It legal or not?

[Deano]

American laws are a mess, federal.... State...... Make your mind up. It legal or not?

It's a bit similar to how the EU is going, and then even in the different devolved countries of the uk.

[ValeTudoGuy]

It's a bit similar to how the EU is going, and then even in the different devolved countries of the uk.

Your right, it's a shame we couldn't have learned from their example.

[searsa1]

What makes me laugh is that all transactions have to be in cash because its not legal in the other states that banks and credit card companied operate in so they would be committing an offence by processing the transactions.

American laws are a mess, federal.... State...... Make your mind up. It legal or not?

Yes and no. Federal Law trumps state and local law. The issue here will be enforcement. The Feds are turning a blind eye to it at this point and we shall see what happens. The only reason and I mean only reason it has gotten the green light in Washington St. and Colorado is that it went on the ballot and was approved by a majority of the voters in the respective states. If it had come down from the legislatures my suspicion would be the Feds would have already taken legal action to stop it.

[PeeJay]

Yes and no. Federal Law trumps state and local law. The issue here will be enforcement. The Feds are turning a blind eye to it at this point and we shall see what happens. The only reason and I mean only it has gotten the green light in Washington St. and Colorado is that it went on the ballot and was approved by a majority of the voters in the respective states. If it had come down from the legislatures my suspicion would be the Feds would have already taken legal action to stop it.

Better home grown than imported I would have thought, quality control can then be introduced.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Better home grown than imported I would have thought, quality control can then be introduced.

Exactly, policing illegal drugs hasn't ever exactly been a massive success. Perhaps it's time to listen to the many credible experts that suggest legalisation and control as a way to finally break the illegal trade.

[searsa1]

Better home grown than imported I would have thought, quality control can then be introduced.

As far as I know there will be/is no importation of pot into Colorado or Washington (legally). There have been steps taken to make sure the product is as advertised. I am not sure to what extent as I have not been reading up on it very closely. I think the states are more focused on the chain of custody at this point. They want the tax money. Colorado issued a press release saying they under estimated the amount of revenue in their projection. It seems when the tax receipts came in they did much better than expected.

[ValeTudoGuy]

As far as I know there will be/is no importation of pot into Colorado or Washington (legally). There have been steps taken to make sure the product is as advertised. I am not sure to what extent as I have not been reading up on it very closely. I think the states are more focused on the chain of custody at this point. They want the tax money. Colorado issued a press release saying they under estimated the amount of revenue in their projection. It seems when the tax receipts came in they did much better than expected.

And if I can make one assumption about the USA, if there's more than expected money to be made. They will be all over the profits.