Yet another bill—at least the second of this year—has been introduced that will try to ban smoking at all public beaches in New Jersey. Last week, S.2534 was introduced and passed by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. The bill will extend a current beach smoking ban bill to include all ...
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A statewide smoking ban that would affect most businesses in Alaska now heads to the desk of Gov. Bill Walker. On Saturday, the Alaska House of Representatives approved S.B. 63, which bans smoking at most businesses in the state. It includes bars, restaurants and most other private businesses. Tobacconists, e-cigarette ...
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For the first time in its five-year history, the Las Calaveras will use Mexican tobacco. Next month, Crowned Heads will ship the Las Calaveras Edición Limitada 2018 to retailers nationwide. Most of the core details around the cigar remain the same: three sizes plus a fourth in a sampler, 24-count ...
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The company formerly-known-as Casa Fernández has a new cigar in the works. It’s called the AGANORSA Leaf Signature, part of the company’s new AGANORSA Leaf branding. Terence Reilly, vp of sales and marketing for the company, confirmed the existence of the cigar and said that the blend and sizes are ...
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The box-pressed version of the CroMagnon Mandible is shipping to stores. It’s called the CroMagnon Mandible Mastodon, a 4 1/2 x 60 version of the company’s regular Mandible size. Like the Mandible, the Mastodon uses a Connecticut broadleaf wrapper over Nicaraguan fillers. Pricing is set at $9 per cigar and ...
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CAO has nearly 25 years in the cigar market, consecutively at least, and yet, the brand’s library of releases has never included a cigar with a Mexican wrapper. It’s not entirely that challenging to believe, even five or six years ago, there were still large concerns by big manufacturers about ...
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On Monday, the Minneapolis City Council’s Committee of Public Health, Environment, Civil Rights and Engagement approved an ordinance seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old, which will send it to the full council for consideration as early as next Thursday. As currently written, the ordinance ...
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.On Friday, the Davidoff Wagner Limited Edition 2004 will return as part of the company’s ongoing Vault Series. The 7 1/4 x 60 perfecto was originally released in 2004 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wagner Tabak-Lådeli, a Zurich tobacconist that was one of the Davidoff’s first accounts. It uses an ...
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The CAO Estelí has begun to arrive in stores, a full four months early than originally announced. When General Cigar Co., the parent of CAO, announced the new release last month, the company indicated it would begin shipping on Aug. 15. This week, multiple stores indicated they have taken delivery ...
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A proposed expansion to Port Huron’s existing smoking ban that will bring an end to the use of tobacco products and tobacco alternatives in the city’s parks and beaches got the unanimous approval of the city council on Monday night. While the city has had an informal ban in place ...
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The cigar industry has lost in a major court battle involving FDA regulations. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled in favor the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in almost all parts of the lawsuit: upholding the core fo the rule itself, the requirements for warning labels and ...
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Next month, Ventura Cigar Co. will host events at 40 tobacconists around the country titled Fathers, Friends and Fire. This year, those events will include a special cigar called Father-Daughter that was blended by Om Ortez and his daughter, Indiana. It’s a 6 x 50 toro that uses an Ecuadorian habano wrapper ...
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Over the years, various cigar companies and charitable organizations have gone hand in hand and a new series of limited editions from Southern Draw Cigars continues the trend. Dubbed Ignite, the new series of cigars is made up of partnerships with specific retailers around the country that is intended to ...
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The ACID Petra is back. In the early years of Drew Estate’s infused cigar, the company created a long list of Subcultures, exclusive sizes for individual stores. Now, the ACID Subculture Petra is back at Tobacco Plus in Matteson, Ill. The 5 x 54 robusto uses a Sumatran wrapper. “Acid Petra ...
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Tampa’s largest and oldest remaining cigar factory has covered its famous sign and belltower for a cause. J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has relaunched its “Save Cigar City” campaign alongside local Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., in an effort to try to drum up support against cigar regulation by the U.S. Food ...
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Today, arguably the cigar industry’s best hope for a reversal of FDA regulations went up in smoke. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled in favor of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration over a motion for summary judgement. In his ruling, much of the fundamental parts of the ...
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A complete ban on the use of tobacco is coming to property owned and leased by Yates County, N.Y., as on Monday the county legislature approved a proposal as part of its regularly scheduled meeting. The new ban only has two exceptions: roadways and right of ways located within the ...
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Philadelphia will consider banning flavored tobacco. Last week, Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., D-4, introduced legislation that would ban flavored tobacco in the city. A hearing is scheduled for June. If passed, Philadelphia would join Oakland and a host of smaller cities with bans on flavored tobacco. Voters in San Francisco will decide ...
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Earlier this year, Fort Worth banned smoking at bars and restaurants, now the city has banned smoking at parks. On Tuesday, the Fort Worth City Council banned smoking at the city’s parks, which also includes athletic fields, swimming pools, pathways and trails. The city’s public golf courses and the unenclosed ...
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In Ulster County, N.Y., when the new year is rung in, it will also signal an increase to the age to purchase tobacco products as the county’s legislature unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday that will make 21-years-old the new minimum to purchase tobacco products. According to a report by DailyFreeman.com, ...
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