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Apr 13

PCA and CRA Applaud North Dakota for Passing HB 1229 Allowing Cigar lounges in the State

North Dakota: Washington, D.C. – Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) celebrate the passage of HB 1229 in North Dakota, which allows the establishment…

Apr 13

Cigar Bill Signed

North Dakota: Smoking in public places in North Dakota, banned by a ballot measure in 2012, is about to change somewhat.

Apr 10

Connecticut cigar lounges could sell alcohol under new bill

Connecticut: Connecticut could allow new cigar bars for the first in 20 years under proposed legislation at the state Capitol, but health groups are once again lining up against the…

Apr 07

Cigar bars bill goes to Burgum’s desk

North Dakota: You can’t smoke indoors in North Dakota. Whether that will change is up to the Governor. Both chambers of the Legislature have approved HB 1229, which would exempt…

Apr 05

North Dakota lawmakers approve legalization of cigar lounges, send bill to Gov. Burgum

North Dakota: In recent years, efforts to legalize cigar lounges in North Dakota have become a recurring skirmish within a larger tug-of-war between libertarian-leaning lawmakers and public health advocates.

Apr 05

State Senate weighs bill to reduce tax on cigars

Montana: The Montana Senate is advancing a bill that would reduce taxes on “premium cigars” in the state. Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson is sponsoring Senate Bill 122, which would add premium…

Mar 14

Wyoming Lawmakers Scale Back Cigar Tax Bill

Wyoming: Cigars will continue to be taxed in Wyoming at their current rate of 20 percent. A bill seeking to cut that tax rate was watered down as it moved…

Feb 27

West Virginia’s House spars over cigars

West Virginia: While cruising through a long list of bills during a Saturday floor session, the House of Delegates debated at length and divided sharply on a bill to allow…

Feb 13

Connecticut has only one operating tobacco bar. This bill would allow more to open.

Connecticut: Connecticut’s cigar lounges would be allowed to seek liquor licenses for the first time in nearly twenty years under new legislation promoted by lawmakers who say that the state’s…