Manhattan Beach, CA Poised To Extend Smoking Ban

The City Council of Manhattan Beach which banned smoking throughout the city last year, is now looking to extend that ban. The new measures discussed this week would include a smoking ban in multi-family housing units and would regulate the sale of tobacco via retail licensing. The ordinance which will be voted on September 15, would ban smoking inside and outside of multi family housing that contains three units or more. The majority of the council […]

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California State Senate Panel Approves 6 Anti Tobacco Bills

Yesterday, a California Senate panel approved a package of six anti-tobacco bills. While most of them pertain to e-cigarettes, one of them did revive the once defeated proposal to raise the tobacco age to 21. The original measure to raise the tobacco age stalled in the legislature but was revived for this special session healthcare and was approved by the new Senate Committee on Public Health and Developmental Services. While the measure passed in the […]

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Missouri Proposal To Raise Tobacco Taxes From Unlikely Source

This one is almost too insane to be true, as the Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association has filed an initiative to raise tobacco taxes that include a 50% increase on other tobacco products (cigars). The measure comes from a group that once fought to keep the state’s tax as one of the lowest in the nation. The measure which comes in less than other proposals recently filed with the state. If passed one […]

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My Father El Centurion H•2K•CT Review

The cigar that was released at the 2015 IPCPR has shipped to retailers and while we did a pre-release review a little over a month ago we decided to reach into the box on the shelves at Two Guys Smoke Shop and review one of the retail cigars that features a wrapper never seen before on a cigar. The My Father El Centurion H2KCT features a Habano 2000 seed grown in the Connecticut River Valley […]

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Sagadahoc County, ME Smoking Ban

In Sagadahoc County, Maine it will become illegal to light up in most of the county beginning September 1st. The county has decided to ban all tobacco including e-cigarettes on all country property including parking lots and in vehicles parked on county property. The move was first reported by the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Sagadahoc County is located northeast of Portland Maine along the seacoast and extending inland.

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Davidoff Maduro Cigar Review

Today’s review comes at the request of a reader from Michigan who contacted me via Twitter. While the Davidoff Maduro is a cigar I smoke from time to time, it is one that has yet to be reviewed on the website. Being a “blogger” I always tend to smoke what is new for review, and often neglect the staples of the humidor. According to the Davidoff website, “The Maduro series presents intense yet smooth aromas […]

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Ketchikan, AK Proposes 75% Tobacco Tax – Updated

Today, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will hold a hearing on a proposed tobacco tax and cast their first vote before the meeting comes to a close. The tobacco tax proposal is a whopping $3.00 per pack on cigarettes, but more importantly there is a 75% wholesale tax on other tobacco products. The proposed tobacco tax was passed by a 4-3 vote on whether or not to draft the proposal. If the official proposal is […]

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Astoria, OR Set To Ban Smoking In Parks

The City Council in Astoria, Oregon voted 4-1 to move ahead with a vote that would ban smoking and the use of tobacco in parks. The move is expected to be approved in September and went to vote before the Council after adding marijuana to the ban. The city still has to determine where the money will come from to install no smoking signs that will cost between $2,500 and $6,750 as Clatsop County will […]

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Freyja Cigar Review

While many people refer to her as the wife of Jose Blanco (Senorial); Emma Viktorsson had has a lengthy career in the Premium Cigar industry with over 10 years on the European side and now she brings her knowledge and passion for the industry to the shelves of humidors around the world. Freyja which is made by Las Cumbres in the Dominican Republic is named after the head of the Valkyrie, and is the Viking […]

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Farmington, MO Citizens To Vote On Smoking Ban

For the past few months, Farmington, Missouri has debated a smoking ban with multiple public hearings and an ordinance that was read back in July. The City Council moved on Friday to put the final decision in the voters hands by a 5-3 vote. According to the Farmington Press, Councilman John Crouch voted against the band stating, “I don’t see why we need to be regulating a private property owner’s property rights with a city ordinance.” adding, “We make great […]

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