I recently posted some information about the Pleasure Police posturing in Minneapolis, Minnesota to ban sampling in Tobacco stores.   My information was slightly incorrect, but nonetheless even more urgent than I originally stated. My words were “The City of Minneapolis has a proposed bill to ban tobacco sampling at retail tobacco shops. ”   I […]

Yes folks, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, the Pleasure Police exist in Minnesota.  We all know Minnesota has their problems.  Poor Vikings fans have to deal with a wacky coach named Brad Childress.  They also have to endure the weekly drama of a complete cry-baby and disgrace of a quarterback named […]

We as Tobacco enthusiasts must be heard.   If we sit back and be silent, the Pleasure Police will win and we will lose our legal right to enjoy a legal product. The University of Oregon’s Department of Student Affairs received an $800,000 to promote something called “the Healthy Campus Initiative”.   Some of this money is […]

Your rights are being threatened big time in Santa Clara, California.  I’ve pulled this from  the Cigar Rights of America web-site: The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has advanced a proposal (advocated by Board President Ken Yeager) that would ban smoking in all apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and common areas within such housing. It would […]

Today was the first round of hearings on the New York City Outdoor Smoking Ban. The word I’ve heard is that this was a pretty heated meeting that took place today with the City Council.   At today’s meetings the word “Compromise” is being bantered at the hearings.   Peter Vallone (who make no bones about it […]

Not only is this an outrage – it is a disgrace.   This is a legal product and this is discrimination to the nth degree!   I read a post that asked where is the ACLU on this one.   I do believe that is a legitimate gripe here. Folks, your ability to now earn […]