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Importer tries to get around clove smoke ban

Source: Kansas City Star

Richmond : VA : USA | 3 months ago

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Cigarettes are wrapped in thin paper, cigars in tobacco leaves. While the cigars also are made with a different kind of tobacco, the taste is similar. The cigars come 12 to a pack, rather than 20 for cigarettes, but cost nearly half as much.

The ban is one of the first visible effects of a new law signed by...

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Importer tries to get around clove smoke ban

News Source: Kansas City Star | 3 months ago

Cigarettes are wrapped in thin paper, cigars in tobacco leaves. While the cigars also are made with a different kind of tobacco, the taste is similar. The cigars come 12 to a pack, rather than 20 for cigarettes, but cost nearly half as much.
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