Weekly News (July 6, 2015)

Cigar News

• Acme Cigar Co. Coming to IPCPR 2015
• Altadis Collaborating With Pete Johnson for Henry Clay Tattoo
• Cabal Linda Petit Lancero Gets IPCPR Release
• Casa Fernández Aniversario Returns for 2015
• Cigar Oasis Announces Smart Humidor
• Colibri Quasar Humidor Returns
• Cornelius & Anthony Adds Spence Drake, Courtney Smith
• Crossfire Cigars Releases The Library Series
• Cuban Stock Adding Sizes, Infused Line
• D’Crossier Selection 512 Lancero Heading to IPCPR
• Davidoff Announces Cave de Paille Saison II Humidor
• Davidoff Nicaragua Mini Cigarillos Coming
• Davidoff Winston Churchill Getting Two New Vitolas
• Emilio Carpe Noctem Heads to Smokin’ Joe’s
• Ezra Zion Releases All My EX’s
• JFR Lunatic Jackhammer Coming
• La Aroma de Cuba Noblesse Returning With Second Vitola
• La Mission du L’Atelier Coming at IPCPR
• La Palina Family Series Miami Pasha Ships
• Leccia Luchador El Gringo Announced
• Marrero Adding Costa Rican Tesoro Mio
• My Father Limited Edition 2015 Coming
• NicaTabaco Factory Blends No.2 Coming
• Roberto Duran Adding New Vitolas at IPCPR 2015
• ROMEO by Romeo y Julieta Aging Room Small Batch F25 Ships
• San Cristobal Ovation Coming
• Steve Saka Returns With Du barton Tobacco & Trust
• Tatuaje The Jackal Heading to Casa de Montecristo
• Tatuaje Verocu Shipping
• Tierra Volcan Fino Vitola Coming

Legislation

• Oregon House Proposal Drops Cigar Tax Changes
• Oregon Tobacco Shops Avoid New Licensing Fee

• Brooke & Hancock County, W. Va. Smoking Bans Go Into Effect
• Effingham, Ill. Bans Smoking in Parks
• North Andover, Mass. Raises Minimum Purchasing Age
• Palos Heights, Ill. Bans Smoking at Parks & Pools
• Trenton, N.J. Moves Towards Parks Smoking Ban

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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.