Thanks to my buddy Jason for bringing this to my attention. This is exactly what my fear was when the Outdoor Smoking bans were passed by the city councils of Raleigh and New York City – namely more cities would want to join in. Now two city councilmen in Boston want to make a name […]
This is going to be two firsts on Cigar Coop. A shout out to Whoopi Goldberg and a link to the show “The View”. I have never been a Whoopi fan. I think it was deplorable when she made fun of President George W Bush at a John Kerry fundraiser. For the most part, I […]
Yesterday, tobacco and cigar enthusiasts were dealt a devistating blow with the Raleigh City Council voting for an Outdoor Smoking Ban in parks. Well today the New York City Council, voted to follow suit. It is expected that Mayor Michael Bloomberg will sign this into law. This is a huge blow for us. Here are […]
r Tobacco and cigar enthusiasts have once again taken it on the chin. I’m sure also the Pleasure Police are smiling at the smoking ban that was passed in Raleigh, NC. This is a terrible defeat as our rights to enjoy a legal product are being taken away. As reported a couple of weeks ago, […]
The CRA has put out three more petitions on tobacco legislation that is on the books. These petitions are for the states of Minnesota, Florida, and New Mexico. These petitions should only be signed if you are a resident of the state for which the petition is for. While it is very important that we […]
This article I have a link to below says it all. Smoking bans should be decided at the individual business level and not the government level. While I don’t agree with everything they say on second-hand smoke, it’s refreshing to see an editorial taking this particular stand. A government ban is an “usurpation of individual […]
Recently, I attended one of those “timeshare” tours where I was given a very hard push of a sales pitch to invest in a timeshare vacation property. The end result was that someone was looking at trying to pry $35,000.00 of my hard earned money for the right to enjoy a vacation at one of […]
The following is an article published by Cigar Rights of America Executive Director Glynn Loope. It documents the “State of Cigar Rights” currently in the United States. The article references battles against the Pleasure Police on taxation and smoking rights. This should be required reading by any Tobacco Enthusiast. Click here for the Article. As […]
Some more commentary – short and simple on the Raleigh NC Outdoor Smoking Ban Proposal. How about going back to fundamentals and using good old common courtesy? The IPCPR issued an article on this. This might seem obvious to many, but at the same time it can be effective. I can’t speak for cigarette smokers, […]
An update on the Raleigh Outdoor Smoking Ban…. The Raleigh City Council voted 6 to 2 to develop delay the vote on the Outdoor Smoking Ban until a ordinance is developed. Although the ban has delayed, this is not great news for tobacco enthusiasts – namely that an ordinance is being drafted. Yet buying some […]
