California Legislator Abandons Plan for Generational Smoking Ban, Bill Amended to Focus on Flavored Tobacco Ban Enforcement
Connolly’s original bill sought to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007.
Bill That Would Have Banned Cigarettes in Nevada Dies in Committee
The bill would have banned the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after Dec. 31, 2002, outlawed the sale of cigarettes in 2030 and banned flavored e-cigarettes. It contained no changes for cigars.
North Dakota Will Legally Allow Cigar Lounges
A similar bill in 2021 failed to clear the North Dakota Senate by a single vote, but now the legislation is signed into law.
North Dakota Senate, House Pass Cigar Lounge Bill, Sends to Governor (Update)
The bill allows for “cigar lounges” so long as a store generates at least 15 percent of its revenue from the sale of cigars and meets other requirements regarding physical space.
Senators Introduce Bill to Prevent Tobacco & Vaping Companies From Deducting Advertising Expenses
The bill would certainly impact websites like halfwheel and cigar magazines, but it also could affect cigar retailers including those that don’t have online storefronts or catalogs.
Nevada Bill Aims to Outlaw Cigarettes by 2030
It doesn’t seem like this bill does anything to change how cigars, even flavored cigars, are sold or consumed in Nevada.
Alaska Tobacco 21 Bill Would Restrict Internet Tobacco Sales, Increase Vaping Taxes
Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a very similar bill, but Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, has a new bill with different language.
Connecticut Could Allow New Cigar Bars to Open
A nearly 20-year-old law could be amended to allow for cigar bars to open in the state.
North Dakota Legislature Rejects Ban on Cigar Shipments
The bill would have prohibited all remote sales of tobacco products to addresses in North Dakota.
North Dakota Legislators to Once Again Consider Allowing Smoking in Cigar Bars and Lounges
A similar proposal failed in 2021 by a single vote.
Waco, Texas Overturns Ban on New Cigar, Hookah Lounges
Previously, a cigar store that opened after July 2015 could not allow smoking inside the store.