July 22, 2014 Patrick Lagreid Regulations

Newburgh, N.Y. Seeks New Tobacco Retailer Licenses, Tobacco Products to be Hidden

There is a proposal being discussed in the city of Newburgh, N.Y. that would require tobacco retailers to get an additional license to sell tobacco products beyond the $300 license they get from the state, as well as to cover all tobacco products from public view and prohibit retailers from being located within 100 feet of schools.

The proposal has been decried as excessive by trade groups, with Jim Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, telling the Times-Herald-Record that “It makes no sense to set up a new local bureaucracy to do the same things the state is already doing effectively, while saddling small businesses with new costs, more red tape and infringements of their constitutional rights.”

The proposal was introduced by the city council on July 10 and is set to get a public hearing on August 11.

Newburgh is located approximately 60 miles north of New York City and has a population of just under 30,000 people.

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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

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