Weekly News (May 15, 2023)

Cigar News

• Atabey Black Ritos Goes From NFT to PCA 2023
• Casa Caraballo to Debut Don Nelo, Apache and La Tampeña at PCA 2023
• Crowned Heads Increasing Prices Next Week
• Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust’s Guillotina de Saka Cutter Taking Shape
• EU Import Numbers Show Growth of New World Cigars, Decline for Cuba
• Jas Sum Kral’s Crna Nok Magija Debuting in August
• La Palina Ships Updated Nicaragua Connecticut & Oscuro Lines
• Micallef Ships Leyenda Robusto, Toro
• Nica Oro Now Shipping First Three Belleau Wood Blends
• Powstanie SBC 22 Shipping in Late 2023
• Procigar 2024 Dates Announced: Feb. 18-23
• Room101 The Big Payback 7 x 70 Returning Next Month

Regulations 

International

• Portugal Tightens Smoking and Tobacco Sales Laws — via EuroNews.com
• Spain Expands Beach Smoking Ban as Part of New Tourism Rules — via DailyRecord.co.uk

State

• Colorado Voters to Decide Whether to Reduce Tobacco Tax Rate, Refund Tobacco Companies
• Washington Governor Signs Bill Increasing Fines for Selling Tobacco and Vaping Products to Minors — via KOZE.com

Local

• Bellevue, Ken.’s Smoke-Free Ordinance Goes Into Effect on Mon., May 15 — via SpectrumNews1.com
• Detroit, Mich. City Council Urges Michigan to Give Cities More Control Over Tobacco, Banning Flavors — via FreeP.com
• Klamath County, Ore. Commissioners Hold Hearing on Changes to Tobacco Retailer Licensing Ordinance — via HeraldAndNews.com
• San Mateo County, Calif. Board of Supervisors Approves Plan for Stricter Tobacco Sale Restrictions — via CBSNews.com
• Shreveport, La. Considering Allowing Smoking in Casinos — via KTALNews.com

Reviews

• AGANORSA Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro (2021)
• Fratello Dropping Four Cigars From Its Portfolio
• Freud AlterEgo Toro
• OpusX The Undefeated
• Shady Moose Robusto
• Somm BDX
• Viaje Buckshot 12 Gauge (2023)

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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.