Weekly News (April 11, 2016)

Cigar News

• A.J. Fernandez Releases Last Call
• Black Label Trading Co.’s Morphine Returns in June
• Cornelius & Anthony Ships Daddy Mac
• CroMagnon Firecracker Heading to Two Guys Smoke Shop
• Davidoff Launches Quartet of International Exclusives
• Ezra Zion Releases All My EX’s Maduro
• Global Premium Cigars (1502) Heads to Europe
• Gran Habano Raises Prices on Two Brands
• Jas Sum Kral Red Knight Adds Three Vitolas
• La Gran Llave, LGL Limited Arrive at Retail
• LH Cigars Adding Lancero
• Lotus International Becomes U.S. Elie Bleu Distributor
• Macanudo Inspirado Heading to U.S.
• Maya Selva Introduces New Cumpay Packaging
• NATO Cancelling Trade Show
• Padrón Releases 1964 Anniversary Hermoso
• Padrón Releases Dámaso No. 34
• Schrader Returning to the Cigar World
• Southern Draw Cigars Adds Quickdraw Connecticut
• Swisher International Loses Lawsuit to Trendsettah USA — Via Florida Times-Union.
• Tabacalera USA Expanding Casa de Montecristo Retail Brand
• XIKAR Ships Anniversary Edition Xi1
• XIKAR Announces The Links Collection

Legislation

• Illinois Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Passes Committee — Via The Republic.
• Vermont House Passes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age; Tax Hike

• Oman Bans All Tobacco Advertising — Via Times of Oman.
• Sri Lanka Government Considers Tobacco Ban by 2020 — Via Daily News.
• California Legislature to Consider Statewide Parks Smoking Ban — Via Orange County Register.
• Cortland, N.Y. Tables Smoking Ban — Via WHCU.
• Florence, Colo. Establishes New Fines for Minors Caught With Tobacco — Via Daily Record.
• Ketchikan, Alaska Sends Tobacco Tax Increase to Voters
• Marblehead, Mass. Passes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase, Smoking Ban
• Mashpee, Mass. Allowing Voters to Decide Beach Smoking Ban — Via CapeCod.com.
• Middleborough, Mass. Declines Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age, Raises Fines
• Mount Airy, Md. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
• Plainville, Mass. Passes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Port Arthur, Texas Approves Smoking Ban for Restaurants & Bars
• Shanghai Considers Extending Smoking Ban — Via Shanghai Daily.
• West Plains, Mo. Approves Smoking Ban
• Womelsdorf, Pa. Bans Smoking on City Property — Via Readingeagle.com.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.