Knowing what you’re talking about isn’t a requirement when you speak in public. Take, for example, a letter that ran in the March 17 edition of the Baltimore Sun, written by two Maryland law students, Avery Blank and Julie Siegel, who work for the Center for Tobacco Regulation.
In the letter, the two [...]
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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 [...]
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Perhaps by the end of this year we, who live in Las Vegas, will see some modification done to the relatively new statewide smoking ban. There is a movement in Carson City, NV to amend the ban to include restaurants or bars that serve food to allow customers to smoke as well in certain areas [...]
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From the latest issue of Cigar Insider by Cigar Aficionado Magazine:
THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE SMOKING BAN TREND COULD BE EASING.
In the past 30 days, lawmakers in three states have made initial moves that would ease smoking bans. A bill in Colorado, which is expected to be introduced shortly, would change the state’s draconian Clean [...]
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In the cozy confines of a former speakeasy in Boston’s North End, men and women gather nightly to sip cognac and savor a cigar.
But these days, Stanza dei Sigari, the cigar lovers’ respite on Hanover Street, isn’t so relaxed.
On Thursday, the Boston Public Health Commission will vote on a tough smoking ban that could put [...]
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The current issue of Smoke Magazine, has a interview with Kinky Friedman, and we thought this quote by the Kinkster was the best:
“When I was 18 months old my mischievous uncle substituted a cigar for a pacifier. Now I still use the pacifier occasionally, but mostly I use cigars. So I’ve been smoking for a [...]
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Los Angeles, October 1 – A Phoenix-area cigar and bar owner won a round in court on Tuesday in its ongoing battle against the Arizona Department of Health.
Magnum’s Cigar, Wine and Liquor Emporium contention that it met the statutory requirements of the Smoke-Free Arizona Act was upheld by the Arizona Court of Appeal after being [...]
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Los Angeles, September 22 – The economy isn’t the best, but cigar import figures show that there is still strong demand for premium cigars in the U.S.
The newest statistics, compiled by the Cigar Association of America from U.S. Customs Service data, showed that 26.76 million premium cigars were imported into the U.S. in July of [...]
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Los Angeles, August 20 – The Cigar Rights of America Freedom Tour has begun in a big way, with a heavily-attended opening at Hudson Terrace in New York City on Tuesday night.
The tour is designed to promote membership in CRA, designed as a grass-roots voice for cigar smokers to have impact as heavier taxes and [...]
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Well that’s what one politician in California wants to do! Bernard Parks, the former chief of police in Los Angeles, has introduced legislation that would criminalize smoking just about anywhere….on the golf courses, in smoking lounges….everywhere!
Read the whole sad story here, courtesy of CigarCyclopedia!
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