All Indian Smoke Shops to close across the state?

[Causality]

Seems our illustrious Governor is responsible for a situation where all Indian Smoke Shops across the state will have to close according to what I was told. The Modoc Smoke Shop (Sacred Tobacco Mound) will close(here in Miami) in 2 weeks according to the signs posted in multiple places at the shop. No more cheap tobacco. Has anyone else encounted this or have any information on what has happened.
Wado!

 

[SMS]

Probably something to do with this:

http://oklahomawatch.org/2013/06/30/will-hiking-tobacco-taxes-save-native-american-lives/

http://newsok.com/state-tribes-should-seek-common-ground-on-tobacco-tax-agreements/article/3851742

 

[dennishoddy]

I've lost almost every member of my family to lung cancer, and I have a big family.

My sister still smokes. Guess I'll bury her next.

 

[SlugSlinger]

If I'm going to be paying for your healthcare via Obamacare, I don't want you smoking!

 

[Lurkerinthewoods]

QT was a major supporter of this pact. I guess the casinos will be next. Can't let them damn Indians get away with not paying their "fair share"....

Lung cancer sucks, but as a child growing up with 2 parents as well as both sets of grandparents who chained smoked and all but my mom has died of lung cancer, I knew that smoking caused cancer and I made a choice to never smoke. My mom made that choice about 10 years ago and her health has improved. Bad choices have consequences.

 

[Cedar Creek]

I watched my brother-in-law trying to breath in the last days of his life last winter - he died on Christmas Eve as a result of smoking for about 60 years. Please don't smoke.



Cedar Creek

 

[elwoodtrix]

last time I checked... smokes weren't that much less than regular stores

 

[Jack T.]

Good. For all sorts of reasons.

 

[Okie4570]

I've lost almost every member of my family to lung cancer, and I have a big family.

My sister still smokes. Guess I'll bury her next.

I would not want to live like my dad did the last six months of his life due to lung/brain cancer, or wish it upon anyone else's family to have to experience. He smoked from the ages 14-50.......56yo and passed away on his birthday.

 

[inactive]

Probably something to do with this:

http://oklahomawatch.org/2013/06/30/will-hiking-tobacco-taxes-save-native-american-lives/

http://newsok.com/state-tribes-should-seek-common-ground-on-tobacco-tax-agreements/article/3851742

I love this:

"The extremely low rate has distorted markets"

Because a tax doesn't distort the markets....