Weekly News (Nov. 5, 2018)

Cigar News

• Black Label Trading Co. Ships Santa Muerte
• Crowned Heads Court Reserve XVIII Shipping
• Crowned Heads “Lawless Day” Returns Nov. 1
• Davidoff Adds Two Color Options to Travel Humidor
• Davidoff Year of the Pig Debuting This Month
• Fratello Navetta Inverso Begins Shipping
• Guardian of the Farm Guapo H-Town Heading to STOGIES
• Kretek Acquires Foundry
• Rich Krutick Out at Davidoff of Geneva USA
• Warped Ships La Relatos The First

Legislation

• Singapore to Introduce Plain Packaging, Larger Graphic Warnings for All Tobacco Products — via ChannelNewsAsia.com

• Oregon Health Authority Calls for Higher Tobacco Taxes, Removal of Cigar Tax Cap — via SalemReporter.com

• Bourne, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21
• Columbia, Mo. to Again Consider Tobacco Retailer Licenses — via ABC17News.com
• Dracut, Mass. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age, Passes Additional Restrictions
• Greenville, N.C. to Debate Tobacco-Free Parks — via WCTI12.com
• Helena, Mont. Considering Self-Service Exemption for Adults-Only Tobacco Retailers — via HelenaIR.com
• Hoffman Estates, Ill. to Consider Raising Tobacco Purchase Age — via DailyHerald.com
• Keene, N.H Moves Forward with Tobacco Purchase Age Increase — via SentinelSource.com
• Knox County, Ohio May Consider Tobacco Ban, Age Increase — via MountVernonNews.com
• Marin County, Calif. Approves First Reading of Flavored Tobacco Ban; Second Reading Nov. 6 — via MarinIJ.com
• Niagara County, N.Y. Legislators Mull Tobacco 21 Proposal — via LockportJournal.com
• Providence, R.I. May Repeal Downtown Smoking Ban — via WPRI.com
• Walla Walla, Wash. Bans Smoking in Parks

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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.