Procigar 2017: Day 2
Like most days during the Procigar Festival, Tuesday’s wake up call came all too early as a couple of us closed out Monday night under…
Caldwell Funfetti
In December of 2015, Robert Caldwell released a cigar called Funfetti for JR Cigar that he hoped would be a more balanced version of one…
Procigar 2017: Day 0
Charlie Minato and I are back in the Dominican Republic for the Procigar Festival, the annual celebration of the country’s cigar industry, and which this…
Weekly News (Feb. 20, 2017)
All of us at halfwheel extend our condolences to the Plasencia and Fernandez families this week, as Ahmed Fernandez, deputy manager for the company’s Nicaraguan factory, passed…
Diamond Crown Black Diamond Toast Across America 2016
The road to this review has been an interesting one, if one not told as often as it maybe should have been. If you recall,…
Richlands, Va. Passes Smoking Ban
The town of Richlands, Va. has enacted a new ban that prohibits the use of tobacco, e-cigarettes and vaporizers not just in the standard list…
Idaho Legislator Introduces Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Bill
It almost didn’t come to be, but Idaho now has a bill in its senate that is seeking to raise the minimum age to purchase…
West Virginia Joins States Discussing Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
A trio of state senators in West Virginia have entered their state into the race to see which will be the third to raise the minimum…
Oklahoma Legislator Tries Again to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
Oklahoma State Rep. Ben Loring, D-Oklahoma City, is once again trying to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products in his state…
Maryland Legislators to Debate Tobacco Purchase Age
The Maryland legislature will soon begin the process of debating whether or not to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and nicotine delivery products…
Trenton, N.J. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Trenton, N.J. has become the latest city to raise the minimum age that an individual must be to purchase tobacco products, as on Thursday the…
