Cigar News
South Carolina: The White House officially designated the Charleston Cigar Factory on East Bay as a national historic landmark. The Department of the Interior’s highest recognition of historical, architectural, or…
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Washington, DC: With the conclusion of the 2024 election, it’s now time to turn the page to what premium cigars will be up against in the states in 2025. As…
Read MoreMississippi: Whenever someone asks about my workspace in Oxford, Mississippi, I have two answers. The official answer is it sits a couple of blocks from the Square, inside the Anchorage…
Read MoreNorth Carolina: In late September, Hurricane Helene struck the Southeastern United States, cutting a swath of destruction and leaving more than 250 dead across six states. No area was hit…
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Knoxville, Tn: This weekend, one of college football’s most celebrated rivalries takes center stage as the #7 Alabama Crimson Tide roll into the Scruffy City to take on the #11…
Read MoreNew York: Barclay Rex, downtown’s century-plus-old tobacco shop now located at 126 Pearl St., has an interesting namesake. “Rex was my grandfather’s dog when he was a child,” owner Vanessa…
Read MoreWest Virginia: Kanawha County, West Virginia, prohibits smoking in most indoor public areas and workplaces. Mardi Gras Casino and Resort believes that is hurting its business and has appealed to…
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Washington, DC: The European market is becoming increasingly critical for the premium cigar industry, but it has now also become ground zero for the most aggressive expansions in tobacco control.…
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Massachusetts: Recently, four towns in Massachusetts—Peabody, Lexington, Northampton, and Medford—have explored implementing generational tobacco bans, which would prohibit the sale of tobacco products to individuals born after a certain year,…
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Washington, DC: Congressmen Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) have officially co-sponsored HJ Res. 99, a resolution aimed at permanently exempting premium cigars from U.S. Food & Drug Administration…
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