Standards for Pipe Tobacco and Roll-Your-Own Tobacco
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Dominique Robert Craig Joseph Larry Calvin Robert Keith Renate Deborah
Ribarich Coffey Williamson Donofry Parsons Chamberlain Wagner Sager Stone Larrimore
I feel that the tobacco should not be taxed again. There is a difference between roll your own tobacco and pipe tobacco. Pipe tobacco is there for those to enjoy a smoke every once and a while from their pipe for the aroma and flavor. Not for the rush of nicotine. The pipe tobacco has a different cut and length on it which makes it so it cannot be used in that fashion. Ive smoked only the pipe for 47 years.  I would never put RYO in a pipe.  RYO tobacco  is much too small a cut for the pipe bowl and would smoke very hot.  Pipe tobaccos larger cut would also not be suitable for RYO because it is cut too large to roll into a wrapper.  It is unfortunate that the RYO industry has tried to fool the government with labels.  The fact is you are on the proper track by distinguishing between the two types.  I suggest you base your analysis by examining reputable tobacco manufacturers and interviewing users of both types.  Pipe tobacco is not meant to be directly inhaled unlike RYO products.  I sincerely hope you will be successful in your endeavor to separate the two types.   I generally agree with the comments put forth thus far.  If you have pipe smokers on your staff, they will surely be able to help you distinguish the difference in cut, character and content of the product.  I wish to preserve the pipe smoking hobby and appreciate the opportunity to comment.  I know it is a difficult situation. PTC Comments Pipe tobacco is often larger strands of tobacco, as in not finely cut as roll your own tobacco is.  Pipe tobacco can be aromatic and can contain Cavendish.  You will not find this among roll your own tobacco.  Due to the nature of pipe tobaccos cut, it doesnt smoke well when wrapped in the rolling paper for cigarettes.  Pipe tobacco is generally stronger and not recommended for inhalation, at least compared to roll your own tobacco. I am apposed to the reclassification of Pipe Tobacco and Roll Your Own Tobacco.I do not believe that a discriminatory tax practice on some products but not all products is a fair or practice...I am not sure what reasoning you may be using for this reclassification so I am assuming that it must be due to the fact that it may be considered to be an unsafe product and that this is yet another attempt to discourage the use of Tobacco products.If this is the case then why do you single out tobacco as apposed to lets say prescription drugs and or all other unsafe products that are on the market.More people die from using prescription drugs than nation wide than those that use tobacco.If you truly believe that a product is so unsafe for consumption that you must penalize them for the use of it by means of an unfair tax then perhaps you should remove it from the market along with all other products that can be considered harmful,,,,Stop the discriminatory practices now.We are being over taxed as it is...leave well enough alone.   Please do not reclassify pipe tobacco! Some of are poor and retired . We cannot afford to pay higher prices for something we have done for years. Everything else is going up except our S.S. benefits. It is a struggle enough for us elderly to survive under the current laws. We ederly people are forced to live in sin because we cannot afford to get married without losing our S.S. Benefits, just because we have lost a spouse and found someone else. You have decided that gay people can be domestic partners with all the benefits but, deny us elderly to have the same rights without severe finacial penalties. As a veteran I am ashamed that our country is constantly trying to uindercut those of us who have less. Proposed tests based on water, humectants and flavorings can be circumvented. Shred size adds a step that will deter many cigarette users.  DONT RAISE TAXES!!YOURE COSTING PEOPLE THEIR JOBS!!AGAIN GOVERMENT.. JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THE BIG COOPERATE CIGARETTE ROLLERS!!PUT THE LITTLE GUY OUT OF BUSINESS!! The reclassifying of pipe tobacco should NOT happen, please, we the people are taxed and taxed and taxed on everything we do!Please leave this alone, between a horrific economy and the elimination of the middle class, never mind the political retoric , enough of our freedoms are already taken. NO RECLASSIFYING of pipe tobacco, please!!! I think  the government has taxed us enough! We pay way too much in taxes the way it is it seems no matter what we do Uncle Sam has to take taxes on it I* say Enough is Enough!!!!!