Maryland Bans Internet Sales of Cigars and Tobacco?

(Fahrenheit 752) Apparently, Maryland outlawed internet sales of all tobacco products, including cigars, last spring and nobody noticed. According to the magazine article below, it's a done deal:

(PipesMagazine) ... In short, on May 1st, Maryland state residents will no longer be able to order their favorite pipe tobaccos from their favorite online retailers. They must buy from a licensed physical store, and be sure to pay the taxes, which, by the way are being proposed for a 500% increase [link to related article]. ... We refer to pipe smokers and tobacconists, as that is our audience here, but this law is for OTP, which stands for "Other Tobacco Products", which means all tobaccos except for cigarettes. Cigarettes have their own separate laws. So this affects not only pipe smokers, but also cigars, snuff, chew, and even roll-your-own cigarette tobacco. Continued

Update: Or not. It's May 4th and I can't find any evidence of this law affecting Maryland consumers whatsoever.

Update: It seems that some online retailers have stopped shipping to Maryland, while others haven't. See the post at Fahrenheit 752 for updates and comments.