Weekly News (Nov. 23, 2015)

Cigar News

• Cigar Association of America Announces Javier Estades as New Chairman
• CLE Cigar Co. Ships Aladino
• CLE Cigar Ships Eiroa The First 20 Years
• Crowned Heads Sending Four Kicks Black Belt to Famous
• E.P. Carrillo Ships Edición Limitada 2015
• Fratello Launches Boxer Series
• General Cigar Co. Adds Justin Andrews
• MBombay Vintage Reserve Coming Next Month
• Miami Cigar & Co. Ships Coffee Break by Tatiana
• Nomad Releases H-Town Lancero
• Padrón Ships 50th Anniversary Humidor Refills
• PDR Joins Procigar
• STG Promotes Craig Reynolds, Announces Régis Broersma as General President
• Viaje’s Announces 2015 Stuffed Turkey, Farmer Bill Hatchett
• Warped Releases Series II Banano Case

Legislation

• Boston Considering Tobacco Age Increase
• Cleveland Considering Tobacco Regulation Measures
• Kansas City Increases Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco
• San Antonio Expands Smoking Ban
• San Francisco Considering Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase

• Beaufort County Considering Expanded Smoking Ban — Via Bluffton Today.
• Charleston, W.Va. Considering Parks Smoking Ban — Via WCHS.
• Columbus, Neb. Park Smoking Ban Could Come — Via The Columbus Telegram.
• Edinburg City Council Considering Increased Smoking Ban — Via KGBT.
• Elgin, Ill. Approves Ban on Tobacco Use
• Fairview, Okla. Bans Smoking on City Property
• Fort Lee, N.J. Vetoes Minimum Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase
• Hillsdale, N.J. Won’t Increase Tobacco Purchasing Age
• New Albany, Ohio Increases Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Schenectady Eyes Expanded Smoking Ban — Via Times Union.
• Sonoma Considering Expanded Smoking Ban — Via The Union Democrat.

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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.