Just a quickie to whet your appetites: I have an interview coming up with legendary cigar manufacturer Rocky Patel on tobacco laws, trends, the FDA and more. You might be surprised to learn that Rocky is also a bit concerned about China and India! We will have art to go with the story, of...
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Whoa, boys, Jake’s headed to the barn! I’m sorry. I sort of lost my head there for a moment. What I am about to write reminded me of my old dear and departed fishing buddy Mike Albertson. As we rocked in his boat in...
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If you have ever wondered what retail tobacconists have to go through you should check out the FDA’s webpage. Beginning in June, tobacco retailers who sell cigarettes and smokeless tobacco were reminded by the FDA that the laws had changed and that they are...
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I just received an email from Kevin at PipesMagazine.com which has kicked up something of a brouhaha. I am all for it, of course. Here’s the deal: Orland Florida Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty apparently signed a secret executive order late last year that prohibits...
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Well, amigos, New York City, the Big Apple, and its anti-smoking mayor, Michael Bloomberg, have come up with another doozie. This time the state’s lawmakers voted to increase taxes on a pack of cigarettes by $1.60, raising the overall tax per pack to $4.35,...
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Here’s another example of your tax dollars at work in the wrong way: The New York Times reported earlier this month (I may have missed this because of the pressure of outside circumstances) two of the pols tapped for the FDA federal advisory committee...
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