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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.

A similar bill in 2021 failed to clear the North Dakota Senate by a single vote, but now the legislation is signed into law.

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.

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.

It doesn’t seem like this bill does anything to change how cigars, even flavored cigars, are sold or consumed in Nevada.

Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a very similar bill, but Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, has a new bill with different language.

A nearly 20-year-old law could be amended to allow for cigar bars to open in the state.

The bill would have prohibited all remote sales of tobacco products to addresses in North Dakota.

A similar proposal failed in 2021 by a single vote.

Previously, a cigar store that opened after July 2015 could not allow smoking inside the store.

Make sure to have your ID ready before buying your next cigar in Nevada.