A fiery debate is breaking out across Beverly Hills as people at tony hair salons, gas stations and stores weigh in on whether the city of the rich and famous should become the first in the U.S. to outlaw the sale of tobacco products everywhere except a few cigar lounges.
"But it's going to hurt my friends," he said, pointing out that a 24-hour Rite Aid pharmacy down the street does big business in cigarettes that go for about $8 a pack. Cigar smokers most likely won't have to sacrifice if the ordinance is adopted. A city staff report recommends exempting three tony cigar lounges in Beverly Hills."They're going to chase the tourists out of here," said retired businessman John Davis as he relaxed in a comfortable lounge chair, cigar in hand.
Scott McGuff, a s regional manager for Rite Aide said the Beverly Hills pharmacy draws many customers from nearby luxury hotels who pick up both cigarettes and other items and it will lose them without the cigarettes.While council members sympathized they said that the public's health is too important for Beverly Hills not to take action.
But they'll head to West Hollywood to buy their smokes because cigarette sales would even be banned in famous places like the Beverly Wilshire, the hotel where Julia Roberts' character stayed in"Pretty Woman," the movie that made her a star.
Including Maureen
But it ok to smoke weed ?
because they smoke weed
I hope number of smokes will decrease in the world.
Anyone ever feels like living the movie Demolition man, where everything is illegal.
that's good news 👏👏
This has nothing to do with me
They can afford to buy in bulk, I guess. 🤷🏻♀️
I quit smoking last year. It was like making a descent into hell. Ban it. It's so hard to quit, smokers die wishing they could have been able to quit.
.Not gonna happen.
but legalizing pot? 🙄
ITS OK ITS OUT OF MY WAY AND I DONT SMOKE
Awwwyeah time for some black market cigs!! Yeah buddy!!
GOOD
Can’t wait
How is it that we are getting so close to ending the war on drugs and some stupid shit like this is happening.
Smoke is very damaging on plastic skin.
That would be great!! They should ban it every where in the U.S.
This should be interesting
Meh, who cares.
This will hurt all of the Kwik-stops and Liquor stores for sure.
Tyranny
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