On Monday, the Albert Lea, Minnesota City Council voted 4-3 to ban smoking and all tobacco products in city-owned parks. Violation of the new ordinance will be a petty misdemeanor. The troubling quote from the meeting comes from Erin Simmons of the American Lung Association who smoke for the ban stated, “What we permit, we promote.” Which to me reminds me a bit of communism and not the democracy my grandfather fought for in World […]
In Harrison County, Mississippi it may soon become illegal to enjoy a good cigar as a smoking ban on all city property is looming. The county which encompasses Biloxi, and Gulfport is home to 196,000 residents. The first reading of the proposal passed on Monday also includes any land leased by the county. A second reading is due for next month and if passed the ordinance can immediately be put into effect.
UPDATE: Governor Mike Pence has signed this into law and it will be effective July 1st. It’s not often you seem a smoking law overturned, but it’s about to happen in Indiana and Cigar Lounges couldn’t be happier. As it stands now if you walk into a new cigar lounge it is illegal to smoke indoors even if the only product sold is tobacco. In order to light up you need to walk outside at least […]
Originally released in October of 2013, The Davidoff of Geneva 25th Anniversary was limited to 3,000 boxes. The cigar was released to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the creation of Davidoff of Geneva which was created to allow the Swiss company the ability to enter the US market after the company left Cuba over issues on how its cigars were made. As luck would have it Two Guys Smoke Shop still had 6 in […]
As a bill in Oregon moves through the legislative process, SB 663 has mutated considerably that would impose draconian laws that in the short and long-term will hurt the business of tobacco retailers thus damaging the American dream. The bill which can be read at https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB663 would raise the tobacco purchase to 21 and also require tobacco retailers to be licensed by the Oregon Liquor Control Commissions. Under that licensing, retailers would be required to be at […]
The right to smoke is under fire on a global level, and Australia which was the first to introduce plain packaging laws has seen Sydney ban smoking in the main pedestrian zone of Martin Place on Monday. The move which was passed by the Sydney City Council is part of a 12 month trial that could lead to a smoking ban in all public open-air parts of the city. Martin Place is a pedestrian zone […]
If at first you don’t succeed try again is the motto for many people, and unfortunately the case for the state of Massachusetts. Rhode Island, Utah and Hawaii have proposed raising the tobacco age and while Hawaii is a signature away from going into effect none have passed yet. You can now add Massachusetts to the list of state raising to the age of 21. Democrat Senator Cynthia S. Cream of Newton has introduced a […]
Philip Zanghi might not be a household name in the Cigar Industry, but he was the man behind Indian Tabac that started in 1992. In 1995, he partnered with Rocky Patel and parted ways from the brand and the partnership in 1997. Following the successful launch of Debonaire Cigars, Mr. Zanghi is set to release Indian Motorcycles Cigars in 2015… How does this all tie together, tune in to The Cigar Authority, Saturday at 12 […]
Nelson Alfonso is a rising star in the cigar industry who is most famous for his design on the Cohiba Behike among other Cuban brands. Here in the USA, he is known as the creator of the Padron humidor as well as the owned of Selected Tobaccos which makes Atabey. Bandolero and today’s review Byron. The cigar which we discussed on last weeks The Cigar Authority podcast is a new line extension of the Serie […]
Traveling to Cuba just got easier and is perhaps another step toward the lifting of the Helms-Burton act ending the Cuban embargo. Reports state that four companies have been approved to start the ferry service as soon as this summer to the island nation. The companies include, Havana Ferry Partners of Fort Lauderdale, Baja Ferries of Miami, United Caribbean Lines Florida of Greater Orlando, and Airline Brokers Co. of Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The ferry companies […]