Weekly News (May 27, 2019)
Cigar News Crowned Heads Plans La Coalición for IPCPR 2019 Crux Ships Guild, Limitada Short Salomones E.P. Carrillo Increasing Prices on Some Lines George Sosa…
Arizona State Representative Says Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Won’t Advance
A bill seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in Arizona to 21-years-old isn’t going to advance, according to one of its…
Micallef to Add Three Sizes to Portfolio at IPCPR 2019
At the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, Micallef Cigars will be unveiling a new size for three of the company’s lines, the Reserva Toro,…
Diesel Hair of the Dog
The more cigars I smoke, the more I find myself looking at cigar names and wonder why a particular name hadn’t been used before. Case…
California Senate Approves Beach & Parks Smoking Ban
The California State Senate approved S.B. 8 on its third reading on Thursday, voting 28-10 on a bill that would prohibit smoking within the state’s…
Kretek Announces Changes to its Sales Leadership Team
Kretek International, Inc. has announced a trio of appointments to its sales leadership team that the company says will help better align brands and efforts,…
Louisiana House Defeats Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
Louisiana will not be joining the Tobacco 21 movement, at least not via legislation passed at the state level. On Thursday, the state’s House of…
Wheeling, Ill. Raises Age to Purchase, Possess Tobacco to 21
While Illinois is raising the statewide minimum age to purchase tobacco products on July 1, the Chicago suburb of Wheeling is raising it immediately after…
Mo Maali No Longer Mombacho Cigars’ Sales Manager
Mo Maali has stepped away from his role as national sales manager of Mombacho Cigars S.A., but it doesn’t mean his Patina Cigars brand is…
Lorain, Ohio Bans Smoking and Tobacco Use on City Property
A new ban on smoking and the use of tobacco products will be coming to city property—including parks—in Lorain, Ohio, after the city council unanimously…
My Father Cigars to Release La Promesa at IPCPR 2019
My Father Cigars will have a new line on display at the upcoming IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, La Promesa. Translated as “the promise,” the…
