Each week on The Cigar Authority Radio show we have been reporting that various colleges are going smoke free around the country. You can now add SUNY Oswego to the list. Starting on January 1, 2015 the entire campus will become smoke free. This includes the residence halls in which the students live. The ban also encompasses E-Cigarettes and Vaping. SUNY is the State University of New York, a collection of colleges throughout the region. […]
The country of India is home to 12% of the worlds smokers and the potential for what is about to happen there should be alarming to the rest of the world. The Supreme Court of India has asked law enforcement to begin enforcing a law banning all tobacco products from the country. The various states in India now have 4 weeks to comment. This is part of the same process that made smoking in public illegal […]
The city of Branson, MO is looking to go smoke free, and a proposed ordinance will prohibit smoking in all public places as well as enclosed places of employment. In a city-wide survey taken by the Chamber of Commerce, 64 percent of the respondents felt a smoke free environments was very important for the city. The city is holding a forum tonight to hear opinions on the proposed measure. Branson is located in the southern […]
The enjoyment of cigars is under fire on a global level, not just in the United States. As more and more places legalize pot, governments take aim at tobacco smokers, which in turn affects the cigar community. Ekitiri, Nigeria is home to 2.7 million people and is in western part of the country. It’s government is a dictatorship, and the country has begun the enforcement of a law prohibiting smoking in public places. The move […]
A little over a week ago I received a package from Drew Estate, the distributors of Balmoral in the USA. Included in the package were samples of Panther and Mehari cigarillos and a USB drive of images. While there website isn’t exactly good for information if does have a pretty awesome feel of the old PC game, 7th guest. Balmoral was founded in 1895, and led by a renowned Dutch cigar manufacturer, the brand developed into […]
On Monday, August 11th, 2014 the city of Huntsville, AL passed an ordinance which prohibits the use of tobacco on city property. Huntsville is the 4th largest city in the state with a population over 500,000 people and is home to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as well as the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command at the Redstone Arsenal.
Crowned Heads, a company started by Mike Condor and Jon Huber after CAO Cigars was sold to General has made it a habit to build cigars around musical reference. The Jericho Hill is no different as it leans on Johnny Cash for inspiration. Jericho Hill was inspired by Cash’s rendition of “Cocaine Blues,” found on Cash’s 1968 live album, “At Folsom Prison.” The song is a tale of a man, Willy Lee, who goes down […]
In a growing trend, New Zealand might become one of the next countries to adopt a plain-packaging law. The law would require that tobacco products be sold without any branding or trademarks. The New Zealand Parliament Health Committee passed a bill last week that gives approval to legislation to introduce these measures. The law will be on hold until a legal challenge to Australia’s plain-packaging law has been resolved between the country and the World Trade […]
The 7 hospitals of the Allegheny Health Network in Pennsylvania has banned smoking on their grounds, joining a growing list of health care facilities that has topped 3,600. Starting on January 1st no workers, visitors or patients will be able to use any tobacco products on company property. The health network has declined to say how employees might be punished for not following the rule. Other Pennsylvania health networks UPMC and Greensburg-based Excela Health banned all […]
Country legislators voted 21-17 and became the first county in the state of New York to ban tobacco sales in retail stores with a pharmacy. According to CBS 6 in Albany. Supporters argues it would limit exposure to children and avoid sending the wrong message to consumers. The new law follows the CVS announcement that it would ban tobacco sales in its stores by October 1st. The only argument against the new measure came from […]