For smokers, do-it-yourself a welcome change

PANAMA CITY — The air is tobacco sweet, the brands are cheap and you can even roll your own.
For smokers feeling that culture has tossed them aside like a used butt, there exists a place where employees remember your name with a smile.
“They are extremely kind and generous,” said Victoria Barbosa, 40, who was in Tobacco Mart recently with her husband, Fabio, to roll the couple’s own cartoon of cigarettes at about half the price of a regular brand. Continued