Listen to the article. Cigar shipments in the U.S. were down in the first quarter of the year, off 9.5 percent from the first three months of 2019. Only some of this slowdown, however, can be blamed on the effects of the pandemic, as it wasn’t until March when cigar factories began to close, interrupting […]
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In 1917, Generoso Eiroa Sr left Spain to try his luck in Cuba, where he found his calling in tobacco growing. After the revolution, his sons Generoso Jr and Julio left Cuba for Honduras and the Jamastran Valley, where they grew the dark Corojo and Criollo varieties. Not only were the family important tobacco growers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018, H.R. 3354. By a vote of 211-198, the House adopted language that would exempt premium cigars from FDA language by restricting the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) from using any funds to enforce the rule. The specific language
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In many states, cigars are the target of legislators looking to generate more tax dollars or wanting to appear tough on tobacco, and this is what makes them an easy target. They generate less revenue than cigarettes and are mostly used by men. This means fewer groups of people would pay attention to what’s going
Talked About Topic: Cigars – Tax Them Harder or Ban Them Read More »
Talked About Topic: Cigars – Tax Them Harder or Ban Them Read More »
by Ben Geier A new policy by President Obama means that importing up to $100 worth of Cuban tobacco products will be legal. A new policy by President Obama means that importing up to $100 worth of Cuban tobacco products will be legal. Getting your lips around a high quality cigar just got a bit
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