The number of Iowa businesses seeking cigar and other tobacco permits has plunged in Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Tobacco Use Prevention and Control division. From 5,500 retail permits in the state in 2003 and 2004, the tobacco tax and smoking ban pushed the number down by approximately a third.
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Apparently, hookah smoking is not nearly as loathsome as cigar or cigarette smoking … at least not in Utah. The Utah County Board of Health has put off a decision on whether hookahs should be banned, citing that it wants more information. In a rare showing of legal constraint in battle of tobacco, Chris Sorensen, [...]
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Cuba’s economy is so battered, it seems, that lifting the U.S. embargo wouldn’t even be enough of a help … well, not in the short run. The country’s infrastructure is in such a sorry state that I would take an incredible amount of time to modernize, according to Dr. William N. Trumbull, interim dean at [...]
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It’s true, our good friend and fellow Brother of the Leaf, Juan Ulloa, is the DC Cigar Examiner. Juan has helped Cigar Reader tremendously, by writing guest posts, sending us fresh material, and by helping spread the word about our blog. From inside the beltway, Juan now shares juicy details on great Washington, DC cigar [...]
