"Attempting to shut down online tobacco retailers, as New York and other states are trying to do, will hurt small businesses and consumers, and it will not necessarily keep children discount cigarettes away from tobacco," Davoudi said. "What it will do is deprive adult dute free cigarettes smokers of the freedom of choice and make them pay higher taxes."

"If the states are really concerned about minors having access to tobacco products, they should embrace the online model because the OLTRA distribution method is much more accountable than traditional sales channels for tobacco related products," Davoudi said, noting that state legislators may really be concerned about the siphoning of tax dollars going to tobacco states including North Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia and cheap cigarettes discount redirecting them to their own coffers.

To combat the threat of children obtaining cigarettes online, OLTRA is calling on retailers to modify their standards in order to join their organization and receive the OLTRA certification mark. The dute free cigarettes certification mark demonstrates that OLTRA members are committed to OLTRA's high standards cheap cigarettes discount:

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-- Approved age verification system

"Government regulation always ends dute free cigarettes up costing the tax payer," Davoudi said. "In this day cheap cigarettes and age isn't it better that tobacco be controlled by responsible cigarettes online business practices and concerned parents?"