BOULDER, Colo. -- Bringing the taxes on roll-your-own (RYO) pipe tobacco closer to the taxes imposed on cigarettes and other tobacco products has been at the center of most discussions about the proposed Tobacco Tax Equity Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) last week.