The Charlotte Observer is reporting that Mecklenburg County, North Carolina is considering a proposal that will institute a smoking ban in its public parks. Mecklenburg County, includes the city of Charlotte. This news came after the the town of Huntersville, also located in Mecklenburg County voted on an immediate ban of smoking in its town’s […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada Q D’etat Howitzer
Late last year SAG Imports announced a new line to the Quesada Cigars line. This cigar is called the Quesada Q D’etat. The plan has been to release three vitolas in this line. The first vitola, the Quesada Q D’etat Molotov has recently been released. During the past week at the Pro Cigar 2012 festival, […]
Opinion Page: Camacho Cigars Forced Out of Orange Bowl Sponsorship
The Orange Bowl has abandoned plans to go forward with a sponsorship deal with Camacho Cigars beginning this year. Apparently this was as a result of pressure from U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Frank Lautenberg (NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (CT). All apprently made a plea to the NCAA and the Orange Bowl stating that tobacco […]
Puro PAC
2011 has proven to be a very historic year in the way of tobacco legislation. While the battles continue to rage on all fronts – especially with the FDA, 2011 has seen a change in how the cigar industry has approached this. The cigar industry has moved to become more pro-active and go on the […]
Cigar Preview: Quesada Q d’etat
SAG Imports today announced a new cigar joining the Quesada line. This cigar has been titled the Quesada Q d’etat. The Q d’etat is a cigar intended support the cigar industry’s battle against the government and Pleasure Police factions. The first vitola is called the Molotov. From the SAG Imports’ web-site, here is the following […]
Month in Review: September 2011
This month is going to be a little thin on content to talk about, but there will be some interesting happenings on Cigar Coop over the next week, so stay tuned. IPCPR releases are still making their way to retailers shelves. I’ve been focusing on a lot of the reviews, and yes there are still […]
Pleasure Police Yellow Alert: Orlando Outdoor Smoking Ban Resolution
The following is an email that I received from Corona Cigars in regards to a proposed Outdoor Smoking Ban in the city Orlando. This contains important information to not just Orlando residents, but all cigar enthusiasts nationwide. There is a nice resource of links to refer to as well as an email to Orlando Mayor […]
Video: An Open Message To Congress – Save America’s Historic Premium Cigar Industry From The FDA
Over the past year, I’ve gotten to know Jeff Borysiewicz of Corona Cigars. I’ve been able to learn a lot from his knowledge of the industry from a retail and legislative standpoint. Jeff’s also one of the true patriots when he comes to fighting for the rights of cigar enthusiasts. The following is a video […]
Red Alert: HR 1639 and why the FDA Threat is Real to the Cigar Industry
Back in April, I posted some information on why all cigar enthusiasts need to get behind HR 1639. This is some important legislation that give premium cigars an exemption from FDA control. I called this “the most important political action item I have posted to date.” There is now a real sense of urgency that […]
Pleasure Police Green Alert: California SB 575 has been Defeated
The Cigar Rights of America is reporting that SB 575 has been defeated. It did not make it out of the committee of Governmental Organization. The SB 575 bill was one of the most restrictive bills on smoking every proposed. The bill had prohibition-like measures as it calls for a tobacco ban on: all retail […]
