Harrison Clark
Federal: The White House is looking into an FDA plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Approval would be the last step before the ban is finalized.
Read MoreConnecticut: Carlos Fuente Jr. had never been to Greenwich, Connecticut before last week. After the night he had at Burning Tree Country Club, it’s likely that he’s going to come…
Read MoreWisconsin: Newly proposed legislation could soon allow more cigar bars to open in Wisconsin, nearly 15 years after the state passed a law to make indoor spaces smoke free.
Read MoreFlorida: You are immediately transported back in time when you walk into the J.C. Newnan Cigar Co in Ybor City. The employees at the factory are artisans, channeling generations of…
Read MoreWisconsin: The Badger State is following the lead of other states nationwide by aiming to make cigar smoking more accessible to enthusiasts. Last week, a new bill was introduced in…
Read MoreFlorida: In the 1920s, there were more than 200 cigar factories, mostly in Ybor City and West Tampa, making Tampa the global hub of the industry.
Read MoreFederal: The premium cigar industry recently declared victory in the fight against oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Celebrations may have been premature.
Read MoreFederal: The FDA premium cigar lawsuit is not over just yet.
Read MoreMexico: “My grandmother showed me the leaves when I was a child. These leaves changed my life and when she died, I knew they would become my life’s work.”
Read MoreFlorida: A Federal judge sided with premium cigar makers including Tampa’s, J.C. Newman Cigar Company in discarding an FDA rule that would have regulated the product as stringently as they do cigarettes.
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