Weekly News (May 5, 2014)

Cigar News

• Padrón Planning Family Reserve 50 for Anniversary
• Alec Bradley Announces Family Blend The Lineage
• Tatuaje Ships Lancero Sampler, Tattoo Caballeros
• CAO Son of Uncle Sam Coming This Summer
• Re+United Arrives in Stores
• La Palina Goldie Laguito Especial Debuts
• El OSO MaMa Coming — Details here.
• Macanudo Adds Titan and Gigante to International Portfolio
• La Gloria Cubana Rival Twin Chapter One & Two Coming
• Sindicato Announces Flagship Line
• 1907 by Dunhill Coming
• Ted’s Makes KY Derby 140
• CAO Extreme Returns as Private Label
• 1502 Ships Emerald Lancero
• Mombacho Adds Tierra Volcán
• Drew Estate Becomes Distributor of Tsuge Pipe
• Alex Goldman-ATF Update — Via KXTV.

Legislation

• The FDA Deeming Regulations
• Five Reasons Why the $10 Price Exemption Won’t Survive
• CRA Statement
• H.R. 792 Reaches 156 Sponsors — Details here.

• Minimum Age Increase Proposed in Massachusetts
• New York Purchasing Age Increase Proposed

• Burlington County, N.J. Imposes New Smoking Restrictions — Via Burlington County Times.
• Cedar Park, Texas to Reconsider Smoking Ban — Via Community Impact Newspaper.
• Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Park Smoking Ban Proposed — Via The News Gazette.
• Dilworth, N.D. Bands Smoking in Parks — Via INFORUM.
• Fair Lawn, N.J. Bans Smoking Parks — Via NorthJersey.com.
• Moorestown, N.J. Rejects Smoking Ban — Via Burlington County Times.
• New Milford, Conn. Park Smoking Ban In the Works — Via The Greater New Milford Spectrum.
• Fairfax, Va. Park Smoking Ban Approved — Via Reston Now.
• New Orleans Cigar Tax Hike Fails
• Philadelphia Bans Smoking in Parks
• Woodcliff, N.J. Park Smoking Ban Coming

Colleges & Universities

• Kent State — Smoking ban proposed.
• Missouri Southern State University — Smoking ban approved.
• Murray State — Smoking ban proposed.
• Rhode Island — Smoking ban proposed at all colleges and universities.
• University of Louisiana-Lafayette — Smoking ban coming.

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.