Store Owners and Valued Customers, our business is currently in jeopardy. During one of the worst winter storms in recent Seattle history, “Big Tobacco” (Altria [Philip Morris] and RJR) hired 4 lobbyists which have introduced a bill in both the State Senate and House of Representatives, that if passes will shut down RYO stores like ours.
It is imperative that everyone contact your local representative and the committees hearing the bills. Let them know that you do not agree with the bills!!!
To find out more info and who to contact
- BOE
Board of Equalization Publication 204 • October 2011
Roll-Your-Own cigarette machines do not make a retailer a manufacturer
"A retailer providing access to rolling machines for use by their customers are not considered a manufacturer and do not need to obtain a manufacturer’s license under the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003….If the retailer sells the loose tobacco and just allows the customer to use the retailer’s equipment to combine the loose tobacco and the cigarette tubes to create cigarettes these are considered retail sales of loose tobacco…."
- CSP.Net
"WASHINGTON--A group of 14 Democrats in the U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that could potentially double the excise tax on cigarettes and small cigars, according to a report by the Winston-Salem Journal. The federal excise tax for cigarettes would go from $1.006 a pack to $2.01."
- Seattle Times
"There's nothing illegal going on," Gowrylow said. "If people want to go to the trouble to roll their own cigarettes because it'll be cheaper because of the lower federal tax, it's not an issue for us."
- Kitsap Sun
"...word of the new store has gotten around, and business is good.
... what started out as an economic decision has now become a preference. Ready enjoys the taste of the roll-your-own tobacco, and he likes the idea that it doesn't contain extra ingredients, a feature Kroesser, an occasional smoker, touts."
- The Dailey News Online
"The RYO (Roll Your Own) filling stations are a nationwide franchise, with more than 1,000 in 35 states, according to the Ohio-based company. Because of high local and state taxes, the cost to roll a cigarette averages about one-third less than the traditional pre-manufactured smokes, according to RYO's website."
Less than $35 for a box of 200 smokes!
Tobacco $19.99 Tubes $2.99 Machine Rental $11.99 *Premium & Menthol Tubes Extra Save Over 50%
Compared To
Big Brand Cigarettes
