Quote Originally Posted by DandScigars
I'm so glad I found this board, I need to vent. I have my own factory/sales office so I make a living off the cigar industry, so i have a certain respect/love for it. Lately i can't help but feel disrespected by certain laws and political pressur that our goverment is applying to the industry. Everything seems to be harder just because my business is a 'cigar business'. It took me 4 months just to find a credit card merchant company to work with me, I applied with over 30 different companies and they all rejected me because visa/mastercard have been pressured by lawmakers on working with tobacco. Even getting an account for shipping with UPS has been a pain, they require you to sign certain contracts and make the process more difficult. Advertising is a pain, google.com has been giving me a hard time and i still havent gotten them to work with me. I'm sorry...but i just really needed to vent. I feel like the cigar industry is being treated unfairly by our government.
-Rick
Sucks man. I know its a cliché but I try to remember that anything that’s worth having is worth working for. I tend to believe that the things that are truly worth having are worth working hard for. I can imagine that laws are only going to get tighter and tighter. Sure those who don't like cigars and cigar smoke are going to be okay (not rallying for) with laws restricting smoking in public but wait until the government starts restricting things they hold dear (think.. caffeine, sugar, etc) and the $hit should really hit the fan then. Boston tea party all over again.

The government is "instituted by men, for men" and I think that sometimes local governments forget this. They only have power because we give them power. (and no ladies.. I don't mean MEN, i just mean citizens).

Hopefully I didn't "politicize" this too much that it should stay in this forum.

Welcome to the club, Rick.