Weekly News (April 25, 2016)

Cigar News

• A.J. Fernandez Plans Bellas Artes for IPCPR 2016
• Caldwell to Distribute La Barba
• Casa de Montecristo Store Heading to Dallas
• Crowned Heads Ships The Angel’s Anvil 2016
• Davidoff Delays Chef’s Edition
• E.P. Carrillo Ships Short Run 2016
• Facebook Shuts Down, Restores Some Cigar Groups
• Flor y Nata Enters U.S. Market, Launches Noxio
• FQ Cigars Launching Proper
• Guayacan Adds Dutch Distribution
• La Sirena LT Ships
• Mombacho Miami Becomes Serious Cigars Exclusive
• Oettinger Davidoff AG Adds New German GM
• Padilla Connecticut Slated for IPCPR 2016
• Samuel Mendez, GM of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia, Dies
• Tatuaje Halloween Series Ships
• Tatuaje K 222 Ships
• Tatuaje Ships Skinny Monsters

Legislation

• Premium Cigar Exemption, FDA Predicate Date Change Included in Preliminary Appropriations Bill

• California Anti-Tobacco Bills Land on Governor’s Desk
• Michigan Cigar Tax Cap Extended to 2021
• Rhode Island Revisiting Beach Smoking Ban

• Alameda & Contra Costa, Calif. Bans Smoking in Parks
• Ann Arbor, Mich Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — Via WEMU.
• Ashland Ore. Moves Closer to Smoking Ban — Via KTVL.
• Bridgeton, Mo. Approves Parks Smoking Ban
• Cottonwood, Ariz. Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age — Via Verde Independent.
• Essex, Mass. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Leawood, Kan. Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — Via The Kansas City Star.
• Maplewood, N.J. Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — Via The Village Green.
• North Adams, Mass. Raises Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age

Colleges & Universities

• Florida Gulf Coast University — Effective May 9.

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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.