There are a few measures in Massachusetts that puts tobacco under fire from the state with variety of bills currently in the Senate. Senate Bill 1119 is looking to include e-cigarettes in the definition of tobacco products and use of electronic cigarettes in the definition of smoking. Senate Bill 1194 directs the Department of Public Health to promulgate regulations for restricting the marketing and labeling of other tobacco products. Senate Bill 1453 increases the tax […]
On Monday, the town council of Middletown, Rhode Island voted unanimously to hold a public hearing on June 1st regarding a proposal to ban smoking at all public beaches, parks and recreational spaces in town. According to Middletown Beach Commission Chairman Rian Wilkinson he believes smoking on the beaches might cause some beach-goers to leave and never come back. The Middletown, RI Town Hall is located at 350 East Main Rd, Middletown, RI
The city of New York banned smoking in parks, beaches, and in Times Square five years ago. However, there is one place you can still legally smoke in a park, and that is Paley Park. This Friday, May 22, 2015 starting at 5pm you are invited to join William C. Paley. La Palina Cigars and Cigar Rights of America for this special event. To attend the event you must be at least 21 years of […]
A group of bar owners and their attorney will argue before a state court that the ban on smoking in bars is in violation of the Indian Constitution’s equal privileges classes. The reason behind the challenge is that smoking is legal inside off-track betting parlors which received an exemption from the ban. The argument states that the exemption under Article 1 Section 23 of the smoking ban economically hurts the bars represented by Small. The […]
Instead of asking, do you know the way to San Jose, smokers should be asking do you know the way out of San Jose. Santa Clara County which includes San Jose is looking to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21. This is on top of proposals that banned flavored tobacco in the county. The measure will be introduced at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting and if the measure is adopted they […]
This year, La Flor Dominicana let the members of the TAA vote on the cigar that would be known as the TAA 47. Store owners were given three vitals of the same blend to choose from at the TAA which took place in April at Casa de Campo in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Of the three vitolas; 5.5 x 52 robusto, 6.5 x 54 box-pressed torpedo and 6 x 60 the winning size was 5.5 […]
In the city of Eugene, Oregon the City Council is set to discuss a potential smoking back on downtown sidewalks as well as Park Blocks and Broadway Plaza. While note vote is expected at this Wednesday’s meeting it is on the agenda to be discussed and was introduced by Councilor Greg Evans who said one day he wants all smoking outlawed in public places. Mr. Evans, may we suggest moving to Nigeria?
Another day and another Massachusetts city raises the tobacco purchase age. This time it is Danvers that saw the Board of Health raise the age from 18 to 21 in a unanimous vote. The city also banned the sale of tobacco at any health care facilities such as pharmacies. In addition all retailers wishing to sell tobacco must as for the ID of any buyers under the age of 27. Business wishing to sell tobacco […]
With a proposal to raise the smoking age to 21 statewide in Massachusetts, yet another city has raised the age on their own. This time it is Amherst, MA where a measure was passed on Thursday night by the Board of Health. There are currently over 50 communities in the state that have seen the raise in the tobacco most of them being raised by the Board of Health. The new measure goes into […]
This week we take a look inside the Davidoff Advisory Board, where our own David Garofalo was this past week in Tampa, Florida. It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the show, and this week we smoke some of the newest cigars that have recently hit the shelves and discuss what is hot and what is not in the industry today. Also back producing is Chuck Morrison. Join us for all the madness on […]