Roll-your-own extinguished
Mohammad Khan, owner of Spokane Cigar, has moved his $33,000 roll-your-own cigarette machine into a back room.
About 16 months ago, Mohammad Khan at Spokane Cigar bought a roll-your-own cigarette machine that slowly but surely developed a following among his customers.
By last month, it was producing and selling as many as 10 cartons a day to people who liked the lower-cost cigarettes.
Now, thanks to state court rulings and the federal highway bill, that $33,000 machine has become little more than “an expensive paperweight,” he said. It was moved to a back room in the North Division store and may never roll another cigarette. Story here. Jim Camden, SR
A growth-industry mothballed by federal regulations? Thoughts?
