Seems that tobacco shops are opening up everywhere in Jacksonville... but they don't sell all that much tobacco...
An excerpt:
In the same year the state banned smoking in restaurants and bars, a boom in tobacco shop openings in Jacksonville has some scratching their heads.
According to Jacksonville business license specialist Lee Humphrey, six businesses with “tobacco” in the name have opened already this year — two in the last week. About the same number opened between 1983 and 2009, according to city records.
A search of new corporations in the N.C. Secretary of State database shows no similar trend in other towns in the state.
Eddie Atalla, owner of the Tobacco Country USA cigar shop chain in Jacksonville, which opened in 1998, said the number of new openings he has observed this year is closer to 20.
And he believes he knows why.
“There aren’t any new smoking customers. Smoking is on the decline,” Atalla said. “Their profit is not coming from selling cigarettes but comes from selling other things that bring in a huge profit, such as spice, K2, salvia, etcetera.”
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Weird, since big tobacco and beer are against ACTUAL marijuana legalization.
ReplyDeleteif it works, it works i guess
ReplyDeletemarijuana vs tobacco
ReplyDeleteId take marijauna any day over any form of tobacco. I'd rather smoke a pound then a pack lol.
ReplyDeletei hear ya. i seem to smoke more tobacco now that i quit weed
ReplyDeleteI not a smoker in general, sooo. XD
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Tobacco is yuck.. but weed..
ReplyDeleteI don't smoke since I saw a man with a hole in his neck, very bizarre, ewwww....
ReplyDeleteTrue the big guys are against it, but the little shop owners and business entrepreneurs are selling Salvia and Spice like hotcakes!
ReplyDeleteI'll check it out to confirm.
ReplyDeleteinteresting
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I'll check
ReplyDeleteKeep posting, i like this blog.
Ah, this makes sense. I went to a party the other month where some kids were smoking salvia.
ReplyDeleteThe rise in popularity of spice is so mind boggling to me. What's wrong with just smoking weed?
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Showing support!
ReplyDeleteTried the stuff a few days ago for the first time.
ReplyDeleteIt gives you the weed high you're looking for, but I'll probably always just stick to the herb.
eh I have never smoked spice, my little cousins do they are like 14.
ReplyDeleteprefer the herb but its the next best thing, be careful though, get clean herbs and do not mix with alcohol...be safe kids
ReplyDeletespice is just bad :(
ReplyDeletespice? hmmmm
ReplyDeleteSmokes as the front!
ReplyDeleteLegal drug dealing ftw.
Don't smoke. Never had. Not since my uncle died from it... :S
ReplyDeleteI never understood smokers to be honest.
ReplyDeletehaha
ReplyDeleteI heard marijuana seeds are some epic food you can live off of forever
ReplyDeleteMakes sense, although I wasn't aware smoking was on the decline
ReplyDeleteHonestly its probably better this way. I mean less smokers = better world.
ReplyDeletegreat blog btw, following :)
I've always wanted to try salvia...
ReplyDeleteinteresting. just found your blog. im liking it!
ReplyDeleteMJ is way healthier than tobacco.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to try Spice, but I've heard good things...it's just so damned expensive...
ReplyDeletespice huh? don't smoke, but this gets me curious.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess they gotta keep their profits flowing...
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. Spice seems to be popular now a days.
ReplyDeleteDont like spice that much :(
ReplyDeletearound my area you just buy it from bodegas, and arab-owned gas stations.
ReplyDeleteSpicy capitalism
ReplyDeletei say its true
ReplyDeleteThe profit margin on Spice and K2 has to be astronomical. Plus, lots of people are switching to roll-your-own because smokes are so fucking expensive..
ReplyDeleteWTF is K2?
ReplyDeletespice? that's strange
ReplyDeleteI love bud but if you are honestly looking for decent spice look for "Scooby Snax" it lasts forever and the buzz is good. smoke it slow, don't take epic bong hits off it or you'll be crying out to jesus (from a anecdotal story i read hahah)
ReplyDeleteanyway it is made of high quality herbs, and it is easy on the throat. i wouldnt smoke any of that other shit (k2)it gives me anxiety and i am suspicious of the quality of the product
i still dont see the point of smoking :\ no high?
ReplyDeletethis is useful info, thanks
ReplyDelete6? that's hardly a boom..
ReplyDeleteSmoking, disgusting!
ReplyDeletemmmmmm smoking, i can't stop it's so addicting!!!
ReplyDeletesmoking is just disgusting, but still good text.
ReplyDeletepondering looking further into this spice stuff!
ReplyDeleteSpice just got outlawed where I come from
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