Weekly News (Feb. 4, 2019)
Cigar News
- New England Patriots Celebrate Super Bowl Win With Padrón 50th Anniversary Limited Edition — via Yahoo! Sports
- AGANORSA Leaf Raising Prices Feb. 1
- AGANORSA Leaf Habano Gets New Packaging
- Aging Room Bin No. 2 Slated for March Release
- Altadis U.S.A. Reorganizes Sales, Marketing Leadership
- Brick House Culebra Heading to Events
- Cigar Rights of America Sends Letter to Every Governor Opposing FDA Regulations
- CLE Plans TAA 2019 Release
- CLE Announces Price Increase
- Dalay Limitada 2019 Robusto Extra Released
- Davidoff Increasing Prices Next Month
- Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Planned
- Dissident Cigars Acquired by Benjamin Holt
- Jim Colucci Named COO & President of Gurkha Cigars
- JSK Plans Tyrannical Buc
- Miami Cigar & Co. to Distribute Karl Malone Cigars
- Micallef Adding New Vitolas to Three Lines
- PDR Cigars Sends AR Cigar Collective The Four Star Society to Binny’s Beverage Depot
- Punch Duke Scheduled for March Release in Mexico
- RoMa Craft Tobac Ships Intemperance EC XVIII Goodness
- Saint Luis Rey Herfing Launches in the Middle East
- Tatuaje TAA 51st Gets Mexican Wrapper
- Undercrown Shade Perfecto Scheduled for Father’s Day 2019
Legislation
- Arkansas Senators Working on Tobacco Tax Increase Proposals — via TalkBusiness.net
- Michigan Senators Propose Extending Cigar Tax Cap Indefinitely
- Minnesota Legislature Will Consider Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
- Virginia Bill Would Create Limited Liquor License for Cigar Shops
- Virginia Tobacco Purchasing Age Increases Passes Senate, Moves to House of Delegates
- Wyoming Tobacco Tax Increase Bill Fails
- Albert Lea, Minn. Moves Forward with Tobacco Purchasing Age Proposal, Will Vote in February
- Duluth, Minn. to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
- Pekin, Ill. Deadlocks on Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
- Rollinsford, N.H.. Bans Smoking on Town Property — via Fosters.com
- Rushford, Minn. to Rework Tobacco Ordinance, Could Pursue Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — via BluffCountryNews.com
- San Carlos, Calif. Considers Flavored Tobacco Ban — via The Daily Journal
- San Marcos, Calif. Bans Smoking in Parks
College and Universities
- West Shore Community College (Minn.) Approves First Vote of Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus Proposal — via PioneerGroup.com
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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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