California Bill Introduced to Raise Cigar Taxes
In late February, a bill was introduced in the California State Senate that would raise taxes on all tobacco products, including cigars. Introduced by Sen….
Weekly News (March 25, 2013)
Editor’s Note: Yes, for the first time since in almost three years, there was no Weekly News, three times. A combination of technical and human…
Mobile Cigar Lounges Banned in California
A recent ruling by California’s Board of Equalization has determined that mobile cigar lounges are not allowable under their interpretation of the California Cigarette & Tobacco…
Press Release: Another S.F. Landmark Under Fire
September 18, 2012 (San Francisco, CA) – Grant’s Pipe Shop is San Francisco’s oldest operating traditional tobacco shop, and its historic walk-in humidor was the first in…
Prop. 29 Recount Requested
According to a report Friday in the Sacramento Bee, a request has been submitted for a recount of the votes cast for Proposition 29 in…
Gardena, Calif. Bans Sale of Single Cigars
According to a report from DailyBreeze.com, the City Council of Gardena, CA passed a piece of legislation at their meeting on Tuesday that bansned the…
California Town Debates Outlawing Single Cigar Sales
Gardena, CA, an almost 60,000 person city located within Los Angeles County, will debate an ordinance that would make it illegal to purchase single cigars…
The Cigar Industry Reacts to Prop. 29’s Defeat
The cigar industry made no secret of their feelings of relief in the wake of the expected defeat of Proposition 29 in California, a proposal…
Associated Press Calls Defeat for California’s Prop. 29
The Associated Press has called the results of California’s Proposition 29 and is declaring that the measure will go down in defeat. In a story…
Cigar Smokers Win in California, Prop 29 is Defeated
California voters narrowly rejected Proposition 29, which would have raised taxes on various tobacco products, including cigars. The measure would have raised California’s state OTP…
Weekly News (May 21, 2012)
Editor’s Note: It’s been a hectic week. It’s probably going to get more crazy, but the news. La Flor Dominicana in 2012 — Details here….
