Weekly News (May 7, 2018)

Cigar News

• Alec Bradley Orchant Seleccion Arrives at C.Gars Ltd. and Turmeau’s Tobacconist
• Bolívar Short Bolívar Arrives in Andorra
• Cubariqueño Adds Protocol Official Misconduct, Probable Cause Corona Gorda
• Drew Estate Adding Liga Privada No. 9 Corona Viva
• E.P. Carrillo Announces TAA Release
• Fuente Ships OpusX Shark, Love Affair to Retailers
• Gurkha Announces TAA 2018 Release
• JRE Continues Aladino Maduro Soft Launch, Full Release Scheduled at IPCPR 2018
• Nomad Bringing Signature Series to IPCPR 2018
• Rocky Patel Shipping Sun Grown Maduro DeSocio in May
• RoMa Craft Tobac Adding CroMagnon & Aquitaine Pestera Muierilor as Regular Production
• Screwpop Announces Magpulse Cutter
• Southern Draw Adds Rose of Sharon Perfecto for Ignite Series

Legislation

• Georgia (Country) Indoor Smoking Ban Takes Effect — via Vestnik Kavkaza
• Batavia, Ill. Tobacco Purchase Age Increase Fails
• Charleston, S.C. Considering Parks Smoking Ban — via PostAndCourier.com
• Danvers, Mass. Limits Flavored Tobacco to Adults-Only Stores — via Wicked Local Danver
• Geneva, Ill. to Explore Tobacco Purchase Age Increase — via KCChronicle.com
• Minneapolis, Minn. to Hold Public Hearing on Tobacco Purchase Age Increase on May 14 — via KSTP.com
• Orangeburg, S.C. Smoking Ban Expansion Passes First of Three Votes — via TheTandD.com
• Port Huron, Mich. Adds Fines to Smoking Ban — via TheTimesHerald.com
• Rexburg, Idaho Creates Resolution Calling for Statewide Tobacco Age Increase to 21 — via RexburgStandardJournal.com
• South Pasadena, Calif. to Consider Sidewalk Smoking Ban — via SouthPasadenaReview.com
• Topeka, Kan. Requests State Supreme Court to Hear Tobacco Age Increase Appeal — via CJOnline.com

Colleges and Universities

• Limestone College Approves Smoking Ban — via GoUpstate.com
• University at Albany to Ban All Tobacco Products on Campus as of Jan. 1, 2019 — via AlbanyStudentPress.net

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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.