Bill Introduced in New York Assembly to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age
A bill proposing to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21-years-old was introduced to the New York State Assembly via a pre-file…
Fratello Cigars Adds Lancero for Stogies World Class Cigars
There’s a lancero vitola being added to Fratello Cigars’ core line, and it’s headed to Stogies World Class Cigars in Houston, Texas. The 7 x…
E.P. Carrillo Creates Dark Rituals Line for Cigars International
The name may be familiar but the cigars aren’t, as E.P. Carrillo is crafting a new line called Dark Rituals for Cigars International and its distribution…
2014 Awards: Company of the Year
There is no strict set of guidelines as to what makes a company rise to the level of being deserving of this award; it is…
Andover, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
Massachusetts has been the country’s hotbed of tobacco age increases, and on Tuesday night the Andover Board of Health threw another log on the fire…
Salinas, Calif. Now Requires Tobacco Retailer Licenses
On Tuesday night, the Salinas City Council voted to make it just a bit more difficult for tobacco retailers to do business in the central…
Oettinger Davidoff AG Acquires Stake in Asian Distributor
Oettinger Davidoff AG has announced that it has acquired a 25% interest in Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd. effective January 1, 2015. As part of the agreement,…
Smoking Ban Passes First Vote in Conway, S.C.
Heading into Monday night’s city council meeting in Conway, S.C., there didn’t seem to be a consensus as to whether or not a proposed smoking…
Smoking Ban in Conway, S.C. Gets First Vote Tonight
A proposed smoking ban that would ban smoking in all private businesses in Conway, S.C. will get its first vote at tonight’s city council meeting….
Nat Cicco Celebrates 50th Anniversary with HHB Gold
Zander-Greg has released the cigar crafted in celebration of Nat Cicco’s 50th anniversary, the HHB Gold. The line is a revamp of the existing HHB…
JM Tobacco Adds Humidified Packs
JM Tobacco is adding a sealed, humidified packaging option to its JM’s Dominican and JM’s Nicaraguan lines that is on its way to retailers. A…