As smoking bans sweep the nation, some states are beginning to have regrets. Well, only as far as cigars are concerned. Many cigar lounges and tobacco shops saw a drop in sales after the smoking bans were issued in recent years. As you can imagine, selling a cigar without allowing customers to try it first [...]
It looks like Spain is serious about keeping their New Year’s Resolution—no more smoking. Well, at least in tapas, restaurants, casinos, airports and other public spaces. There had been softer restrictions put in place a few years ago, giving restaurant owners a choice on whether or not to allow smoking, but that—and all the smoke—has [...]
Finally, a break in the seemingly endless barrage of smoking bans across the country! According to The State (Columbia, South Carolina’s newspaper), Columbia’s City Council will vote soon on whether to change its smoking ban law so that cigar bars are exempt. Certain criteria would apply to cigar bars wanting to be covered by the [...]
Ooooooooh… This one might hurt if it actually passes. Washington State legislators are pondering two bills that, if passed, could increase taxes on cigars by whopping 500 percent.
A tobacco state with a smoking ban? Isn’t that some sort of philosophical oxymoron? Earlier this January, a new North Carolina law that went into effect said the state’s bars, restaurants, and certain “lodging establishments” had to go smoke-free. The new state smoking ban exempts country clubs, nonprofit private clubs, and cigar bars from the [...]
Earlier this month, Washington, D.C.’s Council passed a law that prohibits smoking on sidewalks. The so-called “sidewalk smoking ban“ allows property owners to post “no smoking” signs within 25 feet of their entrances. The bill ⎯ “designed to break up the clusters of smokers who crowd around some doorways,” says the Washington Post ⎯ isn’t [...]
