Cigar shops fume over laws
Higher taxes, anti-smoking measures cut into business
Posted: August 11, 2009 at 5 a.m.
Michael Staiber of Drew Estate shows off a box of Kaya cigars on Saturday at the 77th annual trade show of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association in New Orleans.
The owners of shops that sell premium cigars have converged on New Orleans with the same concerns as mass-market cigarette manufacturers - higher taxes and anti-smoking laws.
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Business, Pages 23, 28 on 08/11/2009
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