RI S3005

Permits tobacco dealers without a distributor's license to resell cigars and ultra premium pipe tobacco to other dealers, creating an exemption from the standard licensed distribution chain requirements

Creates a new legal definition for "traditional pipe" as a reusable smoking pipe made of briar wood or meerschaum (not glass or metal)

Establishes detailed criteria for "ultra premium pipe tobacco," requiring it to be made from whole-leaf tobacco using traditional/artisanal methods, produced in small batches, and designed solely for pipe use—excluding roll-your-own tobacco, cigar filler, and hookah tobacco

Prohibits ultra premium pipe tobacco from containing characterizing flavors designed to appeal to minors, though traditional casings like natural spirits or botanical essences are permitted

Takes effect immediately upon passage