Finally, Nevada lawmakers have gotten something right! They passed a bill that would allow for a exemption to the smoking ban that was recently enacted. The exemption would allow smoking at tobacco conventions, such as the Tobacco Expo, Cigar Aficionado’s Big Smoke and the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association convention.
Not being able to host the Tobacco Expo and International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association convention cost us Las Vegans some $41,000,000 in lost revenue to the city.
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Father’s Day is not far off, June 21st to be exact, and we have some great new products that any Dad would just love!
From some really classed up travel humidors to the more elegant Princeton Cigar Humidors and the super unique Waldorf Cigar Humidor, your sure to find something that your dad or friend or maybe just you, would absolutely love!
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Simply add the code in the coupon box at checkout and you will save 10% on your entire order!
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Qatar and Cuba on Wednesday launched a joint $75 million project to create a five-star resort on the Caribbean island, officials said.
The gas-rich Gulf state is set to become the first Arab country to invest in Cuba’s booming tourism sector, after representatives inked the deal in Havana.
The 450-room upscale hotel complex is to be built in the south of the island and is expected to be completed by 2015.
While Cuba already receives millions of visitors from Europe, Latin America and Canada each year, officials hope improving ties with the United States will soon spell an influx of American tourists.
U.S. citizens have effectively been barred from traveling to Cuba for nearly a half century.
In 2008 the communist island received 2.3 tourists.
Courtesy AFP
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We are pleased to announce that we are now carrying Diapelle Cigar Humidors. Diapelle is one of the premier high-end cigar manufacturers. The company has made it’s name in making high quality custom cigar humidors for the major cigar manufacturers. These are absolutely gorgeous works of art and will last for years to come.
Check them out and see for yourself the “Diapelle Difference“!
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Los Angeles, April 21, 2009 – A modest rollback of the Nevada statewide smoking ban won final approval in the state Senate by a 14-6 vote last Friday.
The measure would essentially allow smoking in locations where only adults are present and would specifically allow conventions and trade shows which deal with tobacco products to allow smoking inside the exhibition halls.
The measure now goes to the Assembly for consideration, but there is some optimism that the bill will be adopted. The voter-approved smoking ban from 2006 included exemptions for gambling floors of casinos and retail tobacconists, but eliminated the possibility of smoking at events like the Tobacco Plus Expo held at the Las Vegas Convention Center or the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association convention and trade show held at the Sands Exposition Center. That could change.
Nevada law prohibits changes by legislation in voter-adopted measures for three years, so even if the measure passes in the new several weeks, it could not be effective until December of this year.
The major impact of the bill will be a provision which allows indoor smoking in bars which serve food and at which only adults are allowed. If passed, bars which allow minors into a smoking area could face fines of up to $2,000 per day.
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Nick Perdomo of Tabacalera Perdomo just published his companies response to the SCHIP tax on cigars, here it is:
Many people are still in the dark on what cigar manufacturers are going to do with this tax. While many in the industry are telling us that most are having price increases on their cigars and passing the tax on to the consumers. With our prices going up every day, I can truly understand their positions. I cannot speak for other companies, but I felt it was very important to speak to you directly on Tabacalera Perdomo’s stance.
Here it is:
1. We will absorb (eat) all the SCHIP tax on over 70 percent of our portfolio (Yes, you read that correctly).
2. On all Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary, we will eat the entire SCHIP tax (Yes, you read this correctly also).
3. On Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary, we will also be having a Price Decrease (Again you read this right). We are dropping our prices on all our Perdomo Reserve 10th Anniversary by $25.00 to $37.00 per box at retail!!!
4. [On] Perdomo2, Perdomo Habano and Perdomo Lot 23, we will just pass on the tax. Believe me, the prices are still fantastic on these great and popular cigars. Continued
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President Obama today lifted the travel and financial restrictions for Cuban Americans visiting family members in Cuba. (Courtesy FoxNews.com)
Our take, a good first step!
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to lift a longstanding U.S. ban on family travel and remittances to Cuba, a senior administration official said Friday, in what could be an opening gesture toward more openness with the Castro regime.
The move will fulfill a campaign promise and follows more modest action in Congress this year to loosen travel rules.
The president has authority to loosen these rules on his own, and the move is likely meant as a signal of a new attitude toward both Cuba and other Latin American countries that have pressed the U.S. to alter its policy.
The president does not intend to call for lifting of the trade embargo against Cuba, which would require congressional action, nor is any specific diplomatic outreach contemplated, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Move over, Cancun. Step aside, Acapulco. Another island could soon become the Spring Break Capital of the World.
It may be time to party hearty … in Cuba.
If some U.S. lawmakers are right, American tourists could hit the beach in Cuba, and help defeat the forces of evil who have led the island nation for nearly half a century.
A bipartisan group of 20 senators is calling for a repeal of America’s 47-year-old travel ban to Cuba, saying the proposal will weaken the Castro regime and “make a difference for democracy.”
Click here to read the whole story, courtesy of Fox News
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