Weekly News (Nov. 25, 2019)

News

• AGANORSA Leaf Expands JFR Lunatic with Hysteria for Famous Smoke Shop
• Black Label Trading Co. Ships Last Rites Viaticum
• CRA Freedom Sampler 2019 Ships
• Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Full Court Press LE 2019 Ships
• Crowned Heads Ships La Coalición
• Drew Estate Ships Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Flying Pig
• Kafie 1901 Adding Candela in 2020
• Oscar Valladares Tobacco & Co. Launches Tobacco Adventure Tours
• Sarah Santos Named Head of Cigars International
• Scrim by HutcH Studio Releases Two Holiday Cutter and Pen Sets
• XIKAR Adds Hero Series Xi2 Cutters
• XIKAR Ensō Ships

Legislation

• House Committee Exempts $12+ Cigars from FDA’s Substantial Equivalence, Most New Anti-Tobacco Regulations

• Indiana Legislators Express Support for Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase Among Legislative Priorities — via IndyStar.com
• Massachusetts Senate Passes Flavored Tobacco Ban, Heads to Governor’s Desk
• New Hampshire Senate Commerce Committee Advances Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase — via VNews.com
• Pennsylvania House Passes Tobacco Purchasing Age Increase, Sends to Governor

• Anderson, Calif. Considering Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products — via ActionNewsNow.com
• Carl Junction, Mo. Makes 21 Tobacco Purchasing Age
• Delano, Calif. Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
• Durham, N.H. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
• El Cajon Raises Fines for Businesses Selling Tobacco to Minors — via SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
• Fairbanks, Alaska Mayor Proposes Parks Smoking Ban — via NewsMiner.com
• Garfield County, Colo. Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
• Las Vegas, Nev. Considering Parks Smoking Ban — via LasVegasSun.com
• Lewiston, Maine Approves Downtown Smoking Ban — via SunJournal.com
• Long Beach, Calif. Approves First Reading of One-Year Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products — via LBPost.com
• Omaha, Neb. Extends Tobacco Tax Indefinitely
• Santa Maria, Calif. Passes Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
• Twin Falls, Idaho Continues Work on Parks Smoking Ban — via TribuneLedgerNews.com

Colleges and Universities

• Arizona Board of Regents Considering Ban on Tobacco Use and Vaping — via KTAR.com

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Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the G-League's Valley Suns, and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.