Since the TAA Convention last month we have heard rumblings that the FDA was close to making a ruling on the deeming regulations that the cigar industry faces. Currently, the FDA has a date of February 15, 2007 for these regulations which would put many companies out of business. In short, cigars that came to the market before then would be given a free pass, while those after the date would have to apply to have […]
You can add yet another city to the ever-growing list of cities that do not allow smoking in parks. In Ohio, the Nelsonville City Council approved such a measure with a vote of 4-2. While many towns use the guise of second smoke, more and more cities are including smokeless tobacco in the ban. The new legislation passed in Nelsonville bans all forms of tobacco and tobacco derivatives at city parks which includes parking areas, […]
A cigar I have smoked a hundred times, but shockingly never reviewed until today as Jeremy Soares stopped by The Cigar Authority for a quick visit. La Duena is blended by Pete Johnson of Tatuaje fame. According to the My Father webpage, “For many years Janny Garcia has worked side by side with her father Don Pepin Garcia and her brother Jaime Garcia in building the family company. : After honoring Don Pepin with the […]
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 […]