"The government wants this business to basically be zero," said Marino, who owns A.R.M Cigar Co. in Boardman.
In the last several years, state and local government have led a charge to curb smoking. A voter-approved statewide smoking ban in 2007 has hurt business, and a national tax to fund children’s health care has put a dent in smoke-shop revenue, local owners have said.
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