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 […]
United Cigar comes from United Cigar Group and is one of the few truly boutique cigars on the market today, sold in less than 100 retail shops in America. Both the Maduro and Natural utilize Connecticut Broadleaf tobacco with the darker leaves being used for the Maduro. The blends are the same between the two, however the Maduro versions utilize a higher priming of tobacco which creates more strength. Cigar: United Cigar Box Press Size: 5 x 54 […]
The City of Conway held a vote on Monday night to ban smoking in indoor public places on Monday, and struck down the proposed measure. The second and final reading of ordinance #2015-01-20 (B) amending the City of Conway Code of Ordinances by adding Chapter 5, Article A, Regulations and requirements relating to smoking in the city, to Title 6 of the Code took place during the regular-scheduled council meeting. The City Council expressed concern […]
With spring time just around the corner (or so we hope, here in New England), Davidoff is set to release the Limited Masters Edition 2015 in late March / early April. The cigars come packaged in an eight count box, with 4 toro format cigars in a tube for the greens, and 4 robusto format without the tube for the time spent in the clubhouse after you complete that best round of golf in your […]
Chalk up one for cigar smokers, as a smoking ban at the Win River Casino in Redding, California ends today. The ban which went into effect a year ago, has been lifted. Initially put in place to protect customers and employees, it was the only urban casino to put forth such a ban. Now one year later, casino officials have said that many customers have requested the ban be lifted . Smoking will be allowed […]
Commonwealth Cedar Spills Announces Spills by the Bunch New Design for New Customers Louisville— Spills by the Bunch — Today Commonwealth Cedar Spills announced the immediate availability of Spills by the Bunch, the first new spill design in 3 years and driven by customer request. “They asked and we delivered,” said Thomas Person, President at Commonwealth Cedar Spills. Customer Request During the annual IPCPR 2014 tradeshow in Las Vegas we were approached by several organizations […]