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….
Press Release: California’s Proposition 29 is Flawed, and Set to Repeat Mistakes
May 16, 2012 (Sacramento, CA) — In California, a pending ballot measure to raise tobacco taxes is being scrutinized by citizens. The initiative, Proposition 29, proposes a $1 tax increase for cigarettes as well as tax increases for premium cigars and pipe tobaccos. The initiative proposes to create a committee…
Weekly News (March 26, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Today is a slightly different note. Legendary sports historian Bert Sugar passed away yesterday at 75. Bert was a noted boxing historian and…
Press Release: IPCPR Commits Resources to Defeat California Tax Increase Ballot Measure
March 20, 2012 — To assist in the defeat of Proposition 29, IPCPR is committing significant financial resources to help California’s IPCPR members and our…
Weekly News (June 6, 2011)
Editor’s Note: On Friday, the IPCPR sent out the much awaited “rules” for the bloggers. It was met with quite a host of criticisms, but…
Weekly News (February 28, 2011)
And cigar news… (Going to have to find a way to keep the intros interesting, which might be difficult.) This past week was dominated by…
Weekly News (February 21, 2011)
At the end of each Monday, I wonder what cigar news we could possibly have for next week, each week we seem to deliver. It’s…
Weekly News (September 20, 2010)
It’s unfortunately that time of the year again… smoking bans. New York City is proposing a ban on smoking in parks and beaches, at the…
