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Law | Watertown, MA To Become 21 In 2016

On January 14, 2015 the Board of Health in the community of Watertown voted on a regulation regarding the sale of tobacco and the Minimum Legal Sales Age. The legal age will remain 19 until March 1st, 2016 when it will become 21. Also at the meeting the community voted to ban flavored tobacco. It also required are liquid nicotine used in E-Cigarettes to be in child proof containers. Watertown, Massachusetts is home to 33,000 […]

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West Virgina

Law | West Virginia Bill To Remove Health Boards From Regulations

We have seen it happen in communities around the United States where country health boards have passed laws in regards to smoking regulations. A new bill that is pending in the West Virginia House of Delegates could change that. Last yeah Hancock County had smoking regulations passed but the Health Boards, the new bill would prevent that from happening. While no details were available on a published report, this is a story that The Cigar […]

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Cigar Review | Padron ’64 Anniversary

Nine out of 10 times that I reach for a cigar from Padron it is a natural. This weekend on Twitter someone asked my opinion of the Maduro and asked for me to write a review for today’s smoke. According to the Padron website, “The Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series line was introduced in 1994 to commemorate our company’s 30th anniversary. This line consists of eleven sizes that are all available in sun-grown natural and maduro […]

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Media | Cuba Rica and Costa Rica

Cuba Rica and Costa Rica, say that 10 times fast. This week on The Cigar Authority, Barry, Chuck, Mr. Jonathan and David Garofalo interview Stephen Adib from Cuba Rica and smoke the new Cuba Rica Limitada in the first hour and the Barrabas in the second hour. We step into the Aging Room with Old Fart Freddy, Dive in the Asylum with Mr. Jonathan, and get Debonaire with Chuck Morrison before looking at the tweets […]

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Cigar Review | La Antiguedad

Back in 2012 when the Flor de las Antilles was named the 2012 Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado all eyes were on My Father Cigars and the Pepin family on what will they do next. When I was living in Miami and director of sales Jose Ortega shared with me a pre-release of today’s cigar I legitimately thought they had a shot at becoming the first company to go back-to-back in the magazine. […]

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News | New Orleans Passes Smoking Ban

This afternoon a hearing was held on the proposed smoking ban that would make it illegal to light up in most of New Orleans. After both sides spoke including a statement from Harrah’s Hotel & Casino that stated the city would lose millions in revenue the City Council voted unanimously to pass the smoking ban. The final vote on the measure was 7-0. In other news, the City also looked to remove the grandfather clause […]

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Massachusetts

Law | Leverett, MA Joins 21 Club

The Leverett board of health officially voted on Wednesday night to change the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. The move makes Leverett one of 20 communities in the state of Massachusetts to raise the age. The board which voted on the measure at their meeting last night did so in unanimous fashion. They also passed a law prohibiting people from smoking within 20 feet of work buildings or public places. The […]

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Law | Manhattan Beach, CA To Expand Ban

Back in August the City of Manhattan Beach passed a law that prohibited smoking in all public places. The law carried fines up to $1,000.00. Yesterday, the City Council directed the city staff to draft a new ordinance extending the ban. The new ban will extend to multi-unit residences and require all tobacco retailers to have a license to operate within the city. According to published reports, 15% of the housing in Manhattan Beach is […]

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Cigar Review | Fuente 858 Sungrown

While the majority of the Fuente rarities to come out over the holidays have disappeared from the shelves, I managed to find a few of the 858 Sungrown on the shelves of Two Guys Smoke Shop. The 8-5-8 Sungrown made its debut in October of 2000 as a prize given to participants of a Fuente display contest. While some like to chase some of the other Fuente rarities, the 858 Sungrown to me has been […]

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News | Camacho Adds Line Extension to Corojo

PINELLAS PARK, FL (JANUARY, 21 2015) –– Camacho, the worlds leading brand of bold cigars, is returning focus to its flagship Corojo line under a new campaign called “The Original Bold Smoke”, which officially kicks off on February 1st. Over the years, Camacho Corojo has been honored by industry publications with dozens of 90+ ratings, including numerous “Top 25” acknowledgments, since its launch back in June 2000. Two new line extensions will accompany the launch […]

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