On Sunday evening I recieved a letter from Ronald Melendi, President of the New York Tobbaconist’s Association. He and the entire Cigar Community need yours and my support to fight off this non-sense. I am begging you, if you can make this meeting, PLEASE do so. Not only to protect your rights in New York but the entire United States. We all know that if it goes through in New York, it will sweep across the entire United States. The important thing to remember is that this is not just a stand for flavored tobacco, but a stand for all tobacco, including Cigars. If you are not going to be in the area please fill out this support letter and fax it to 516-880-8171 or email it to me adam@fireupthatcigar.com and I will forward them to Ronald. If you can make it please let me know adam@fireuptatcigar.com and I will get you in contact with Ronald. Here is the letter Ronald sent me.
Dear Clients WE NEED YOUR HELP.
We need your support on May 4th, 2010 at 10am down at the Board of Health Hearing. The board of health is hearing testimony that will greatly influence it’s enforcement of Local law 69 which will ban flavored cigars and pipe tobacco for sale, including these products in your favorite tobacconist inside the city limits. I encourage all you who can attend to do so. The city needs to see that even though their intent is to protect children from these products the reality is that they are going to destroy small businesses who do not sell to children. We need to convince them to leave the Professional Tobacconist’s alone and let us do what we do best, sell tobacco and tobacco related products to adults who want to experience the pleasures of the art of smoking. Please join us at The New York City Board of Health at:
May 4th Public Hearing:
10:00-12:00noon
3rd Floor Boardroom, Room 330
125 Worth Street
New York, NY 10013
Between: Lafayette & Centre
It is time we take a stand and I am asking all who can to come out to take a stand and fight for your rights to enjoy tobacco, not just flavored but all tobacco, which by the way is still a legal product. Please spread the word over the Internet and social media sites. I will lead the charge into battle but without an army to back me up all our efforts will be in vain. This is America home of the free so let’s defend our right to smoke and start to stand up for ourselves. I will see all of you on the 4th.
Sincerely,
Ronald Melendi
President
New York Tobacconist’s Association
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