Cigar News

Beach smoking bills make exceptions for unfiltered cigars

By Harrison Clark / February 24, 2022

Florida: The renewed effort to snuff out smoking on Florida’s beaches recently underwent a noteworthy change that’s reflective of the state’s deep history with cigars, especially in the Tampa Bay…

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Beach smoking change heads to final Senate Committee after amendment

By Harrison Clark / February 8, 2022

Florida: A Senate bill that would allow cities and counties the right to regulate smoking at public beaches and parks cleared its second committee Monday with a handful of amendments.

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Atlantic City Closer to Snuffing Out Cigars on Casino Floors

By Harrison Clark / February 7, 2022

New Jersey: The “No Smoking Allowed” sign may become a permanent fixture in the majority of Atlantic City casinos. Surprisingly, the pitch to do so comes not from some fringe…

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATOR FILES BILL TO INCREASE STATE’S TOBACCO TAX

By Harrison Clark / January 21, 2022

Mississippi: A bill introduced into the Mississippi House of Representatives this week is seeking to raise the state’s tobacco taxes from 15 percent of the wholesale price to 22.5 percent.

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MASSIVE CIGAR TAX HIKE PROPOSED IN NEW MEXICO

By Harrison Clark / January 12, 2022

New Mexico: A new bill introduced in the New Mexico House of Representatives would dramatically increase the cost of cigars by more than tripling the tax on large cigars. H.B.…

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Former race car driver opens cigar lounge in Uncasville with his wife

By Harrison Clark / January 4, 2022

Connecticut: The Horsepower Cigar Lounge, at 601 Norwich-New London Turnpike, is expected to open by early January, as soon as the space gets an HVAC system. The hours are expected to…

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Visiting the Last Cigar Factory in Ybor City, Cigar Capital of the United States

By Harrison Clark / December 15, 2021

Florida: If you’ve been smoking cigars for a couple decades, chances are you’ve noticed that finding a place to light up is increasingly difficult. The first statewide smoking ban in…

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Rezoning approved for cigar and bourbon lounge

By Harrison Clark / December 14, 2021

Kentucky: The Georgetown-Scott County Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve an application to rezone the property located at 1442 Delaplain Road from A-1 (agricultural) to B-1 (business) to allow…

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VODCast: The Cigar World’s Dirtiest Cigar Secrets

By Harrison Clark / December 12, 2021

VODCast: This week on The Cigar Authority broadcasting live from the Toscano Sound Stage in Salem, New Hampshire… Do you want to know a secret? How about a whole bunch…

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Tampa’s cigar festival named largest in the world

By Harrison Clark / December 6, 2021

Florida: Ybor City was full of people the first week of December for the world’s largest cigar festival. Thousands of people packed into Centennial Park to enjoy an array of…

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