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February 12, 2020

UPS Now Requiring 21+ Signature on Tobacco Shipments

UPS will require a person at least 21-years-old to sign for all packages containing cigars and other tobacco products. A revision to UPS’s “Transportation of…

Preview: Procigar 2020 Auction Items (Update)

Valentine’s Day is later this week which means Procigar 2020 begins next week. The Dominican Republic’s annual cigar festival always begins the week after Valentine’s…

Sutliff Tobacco Co. Now Distributing Platinum Nova

Platinum Nova—a relatively new brand launched by Leonor “Leo” Abzaradel and Aurelio “Ari” Riego—will now be distributed by Sutliff Tobacco Co., a pipe tobacco company….

Illusione Creates PCA 2020 Exclusive Cigar

Illusione will add a new size to its Cigares Privé brand that will only be available to retailers who place orders at the 2020 PCA…

Kentucky Tobacco Tax Increase Proposal Clears House Committee

The Kentucky House Budget Committee has passed a bill that would nearly double the state’s taxes on cigars. H.B. 32 would increase the tax on…

Kretek Completes Acquisition of Tobacconist, Pipes & Tobacco, Cigars & Leisure

Kretek International has announced that it has completed its acquisition of five former SpecComm tobacco media properties, including: Cigars & Leisure CTS Report Pipes &…