Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Kentucky Tobacco Company To Continue Challenge

{Kentucky}...A federal judge is allowing Kentucky-based National Tobacco Company to continue to challenge a District of Columbia law aimed at making it tougher for kids to get materials that can be used to smoke marijuana. National Tobacco sued the city in February, arguing that a 2010 law banning the sale of wrapping papers used to roll cigars was vague and unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins on Wednesday agreed that the law lacks a clear penalty provision and allowed the lawsuit to proceed. When city lawmakers passed the ban, which apparently has never been enforced, they said the only purpose of cigar paper is for illegal drug use, and they were concerned teens were using the cigar wrappers to smoke large marijuana cigarettes.