FDA Regs Affecting Pipe Tobacco

[BryGuySC]

I assume the same will apply to blending tobaccos.
Wondering about whole leaf distributors.

[Branzig]

Some good news, I read that the FDA doesn't seem to care about pipes themselves. So artisans and pipe carvers should still be able to take part in their trade....

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[Emperor Zurg]

Some good news, I read that the FDA doesn't seem to care about pipes themselves. So artisans and pipe carvers should still be able to take part in their trade....

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I figured as much. They don't really 'regulate' dope pipes and all that associated paraphernalia either. Never really did. It's the weed itself they go after. I figured it would be the same with tobacco once they got their claws around that. Besides, what idiot couldn't hollow out a corncob if he were sitting on 200# of tobacco and only lacking a pipe? That's why my evasive maneuvers thus far have focused on acquiring tobacco - not pipes.

[T.E.Fox]

[Branzig]

Unless he relies on tobacco sales as well, there is no need to close shop.

I've talked to 3 seperate artisans, 2 of which have called and talked to the FDA's retail division and they both got the same answer. As long as the pipes are made with all traditional materials, then there is no problem.

The fine print goes after coils, metals, and batteries specifically (vape/ecig market)

As matter of fact, we have it pretty easy. The FDA is going to abolish vaping.

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[T.E.Fox]

Unless he relies on tobacco sales as well, there is no need to close shop.

I've talked to 3 seperate artisans, 2 of which have called and talked to the FDA's retail division and they both got the same answer. As long as the pipes are made with all traditional materials, then there is no problem.

The fine print goes after coils, metals, and batteries specifically (vape/ecig market)

As matter of fact, we have it pretty easy. The FDA is going to abolish vaping.

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Well that is good news indeed. Thanks for the info!

[Hardheaded]

As matter of fact, we have it pretty easy. The FDA is going to abolish vaping.

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Which is a very sad thing. It has done quite a bit to create jobs and helped a lot of cigarette smokers quit.

Oh wait, thats the point. Get them back on cigarettes so the big companies don't keep seeing losses as more people quit. Silly me. Never mind what is good for the people as long as the company that buys the government can make a profit.

[Branzig]

Which is a very sad thing. It has done quite a bit to create jobs and helped a lot of cigarette smokers quit.

Oh wait, thats the point. Get them back on cigarettes so the big companies don't keep seeing losses as more people quit. Silly me. Never mind what is good for the people as long as the company that buys the government can make a profit.

It's all a lobbyist game.

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[Emperor Zurg]

Never mind what is good for the people as long as the company that buys the government can make a profit.

That's right.
Justice and fairness have always been for sale to the highest bidder.
After all, Washington is full of the finest politicians money can buy.

[Branzig]

Lobby games continue, but the money is on our side now.

3 largest groups representing cigars and pipes have banded together to bring a lawsuit to the FDA.

Will it matter? Probanly not. But at least there is a movement and some effort.

I think they need to get in with the vape and ecig organizations and attack the FDA on all fronts if they really want to have a shot at this.

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