Via NBC Miami
It’s time to fight for the right to sell pipes.
So say a group of Florida smoke shop owners who are now suing to quash the state’s “Bong Bill” which makes it illegal to the shops to make more than 25 percent of revenue from the sale of bongs, pipes and other smoking paraphernalia.
Thirty shops have joined in the litigation against the law, which took effect July 1. They claim it’s not only hurting business, it’s also hurting tax revenues.
“This act is a dismal failure,” Clearwater lawyer Luke Lirot, who represents the stores, told the Sun-Sentinel. “You can’t have these shop owners held responsible for the intent of someone else.”
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