Yesterday was not a good day for cigar smokers. It was not a good day for everyone working in this business. It certainly wasn’t my favorite day of the year. But, at the end of the day, the sun went down and assuming our servers are working and the apocalypse was avoided, the sun rose in the morning. And you’re now reading this. Today is Friday, May 6, 2016, it’s a new day and also, just another day. The regulations as announced yesterday by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are not positive. Once we know the regulatory fees for substantial equivalence, the picture about just how bad the regulations are will become a lot clearer. Regardless, it’s challenging to find anything better than silver livings in yesterday’s announcement. That being said, the cigar industry is not dead. Here’s what we do know: You will still be able to walk into a humidor and buy a cigar; You will still be able to order cigars online; You will still be able to purchase cigars in unique, albeit, partially covered boxes; You will still be able to buy a flavored cigar, a 60 ring gauge cigar, a 70 ring gauge cigar; ...
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