Tobacco

Hurricane Gustav Punishes Pinar del Rio

September 2, 2008

Colin Ganley’s site, Cigar Research, has been keeping up with Gustav and its aftermath on the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba. Colin’s Article on Hurricane Gustav: Pinar del Rio’s most important crop, tobacco was not yet planted but the crop from last year was drying in barns. While some 500,000 bags of premium tobacco [...]

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Senator Seitz’s Letter to Smoke Free Ohio

July 26, 2008

There are some people in Ohio’s State Government that are restoring my faith in politics. One is Senator Seitz who co-sponsored SB-346. This is his letter to Smoke Free Ohio, pointing out the deceptive language used in the ballot and their total disregard for anyone’s rights. July 15, 2008 Angie T. HuberVice President of Government [...]

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Baltimore Wants To Stop Sales of Single Cigars

May 29, 2008

Banning smoking isn’t enough for these folks now they are going after cigars. Granted this is aimed at the cheap stuff sold at gas stations. How long before a state bans the sale of tobacco completely? From the Cleveland Examiner: Violation of the proposal — which exempts tobacco shops and cigars that cost $2 or [...]

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