In Pennsylvania, a Democrat from Allegheny County named Dom Costa is sponsoring a bill that would make it illegal to smoke in the car if the children are 12 years or younger, thus allowing the government the right to choose how you raise your children. Wether you agree with this or not, one should take into consideration that America was built on the right to make choices, not on communism which the country seems headed […]
Right in the backyard of the Tobacconist University, and home to Little Taste of Cuba, Jorge Luis Armenteros has a battle on his hands as Princeton, New Jersey seeks to become the fourth town in the state to prohibit sales of tobacco products to anyone oder the age of 21. The local Board of Health set to introduce the ordinance on March 26 and if it passes it will go into effect on April 1. Violators […]
There were two bills in North Dakota that sought to the raise tobacco taxes. The proposals would have seen cigars taxed at 50% instead of the current 28%. Last week, the House of Representatives said no to that proposal by voting it down, and the Senate proposal was met with a similar response this week failing with a vote of 30-17. The leader against the measure was Republican Kelly Armstrong. North Dakota is home to 739,000 […]
On Wednesday, the Portland City Council voted 4-1 to ban smoking at parks and nature areas owned by the city. This also includes city owned golf courses. The measure passed by a vote of 4-1. The golf courses effects by the measure include Heron Lakes ,Rose City, Eastmoreland and RedTail even though the latter is in the city of Beaverton. The ban for the golf course, parks, and nature areas goes into effect on July […]
A few weeks ago the good folks at Black Label Trading Company reached out to me to send some cigars out for review, and I accepted. There was a buzz about this brand on Social Media and I was curious. When the packaged arrived I was a little surprised by the branding, as there were two labels; a black version and a white version. However, there were 6 different blends which were only told apart […]
While there have been other municipalities that have considered banning tobacco users from employment there has never been one as large as Pima County in Arizona. On December 16 the Pima County Board of Supervisors will vote on a plan that would allow the county to demand a nicotine test on current employees if they suspect there are puffing or dipping and impose a surcharge on health insurance to those who test positive. Additionally, current […]
On Tuesday the Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that the legislation to change the legal age for tobacco use to 21 passed the first step with a 12-3 vote in the House Care and Wellness Committee. The bill to change the legal age was announced on Jan. 21 in the form of two bills; Senate Bill 5954 and House Bill 1458 and has bipartisan support. The bill might not happen right away as one […]
The Debonaire line of cigars from Phil Zanghi who was once Rocky Patel’s Partner has seen some considerable success and that success seems to be growing. At the 2014 IPCPR, he gifted The Cigar Authority with an A size cigar that was aging for a future release. As that release grows nearer, possibly at the 2015 IPCPR we decided to reach into the humidor, and pull out this monster of a cigar. The name of […]
The town of Amherst could soon join the ever-growing list of communities that are raising the purchase age of tobacco from 18 to 21. The Board of Health in Amherst said the issue came up last year, but there were more pressing issues to contend with. Now with those unnamed issues behind them, they board said it plans to hold a public hearing on the matter in April. The director of the Board of Health, […]
At the regular scheduled meeting of the Montgomery City Council on Tuesday the proposed smoking ordinance will be sent back to committee for further review. According to District 5 Councilman and ordnance sponsor, C.C. Calhoun the votes to pass it do not exist, so he is asking for the measure to put back to committee. As the proposal stands it looks to ban smoking in public city buildings, bars, nightclubs, and parking areas. It also […]