Business Owner Thwarts Tobacco Law- Sells "Cuban igars"

[Lil Me]

NANAIMO - Wanna buy a Cuban "igar"?[/p] A Vancouver Island tobacconist has stripped the letter C from his "cigars" sign to avoid the wrath of the tobacco-advertising police.[/p] Alex Landels of A.J. Landels Cigars in downtown Nanaimo made the modification after someone from the enforcement branch of the Vancouver Island Health Authority paid a visit last week to see if he was meeting the requirements of a March 31 ban on tobacco advertising to people under 19.
 [/p] B.C. retailers can still post signs advertising tobacco sales, but only in black lettering no more than five centimetres tall, on a white background, without naming specific brands.[/p] Landels is waiting for a new sign to be made. In the meantime, he's advertising Cuban "igars."
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[Sportsdude]

Hmm I've seen places where it says Cuban Cigars and its not in the colour the article says it must be in.  

[P.C.]

I could be wrong, but aren't there more pressing issues to be dealt with ??  I'm sure the only people affected by a sign advertising a cigar are the people who smoke cigars.  They could put up giant billboards from here to the east coast, and I would still never smoke a cigar.  Now if they were only as diligent in other areas, we'd get some valuable things accomplished by the Vancouver Island Health Authority.  

  The only thing holding back a full out ban on tobacco is the huge loss of tax revenue.....so they need to either suck it up and just DO IT, or stop spending more money trying to figure out ways to keep smokers hooked, while at the same time eliminating all places for that to happen.....a fine balance....lol   They might want to start working on what they can tax next to make up the loss.  Air tax ?  Their new slogan......"We cleaned up the air for you....now somebody gonna pay".  And while they have whipped everyone into a frenzy over the issue.....we'd all think it's a GREAT idea to pay for the air we breathe.

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