The Internet in the Cigarette taxation and sale to minors in New York State
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Cigarette vendors are taking advantage of the resources of the Internet. They are offering website ordering where you can order cigarettes and have them directly shipped a consumer home resident. Being that there is limited shelf space in stores they are trying to establish a market through the Internet that can provide all types cigarette brands to consumers with the convenience of home shopping. The state of New York has statues in place that ban the selling of cigarettes via direct shipping to New York consumers. A lawsuit was filed in the district court of New York stating that it is unconstitutional to ban out of state vendors from selling and direct shipping cigarettes to New York consumers. The New York statue is forbidding the out of state sale of cigarettes based on protection of public health of consumers and state tax that will be lost from sale revenue.
The federal Commerce......
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