Watch this video to see what was on the minds of the people in the cigar industry in regards to our rights to smoke and the work the Cigar Rights of America is doing.
Continue reading about The CRA at IPCPR: Interviews from the Event
This dispatch is from Barry Stein, of A Cigar Smoker, delivered from the floor of IPCPR. Check back throughout the day and week for more. The Cigar Rights of America panel at the IPCPR show was actively followed, according to the buzz on Twitter, and our correspondent on the floor of the show, A Cigar [...]
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Mayor Julian Castro, of San Antonio, Texas, is seeking to close exemptions o the city’s existing smoking ban. San Antonio is already 97 percent smoke-free, and according to the latest CRA Action Alert, “restaurants with enclosed smoking sections and separate ventilation, bars, pool and bingo halls and comedy clubs are exempt.”
Continue reading about San Antonio Seeks Remaining 3% of Smoking Spots
The proposed Savannah, Georgia smoking policy clearly lacks common sense. Well, all smoking bans do – it’s far better to let a business choose whether to allow smoking – but the situation in Forrest Gump’s town is particularly menacing. Mayor Otis Johnson wants to ban smoking in bars and restaurants … and cigar smokers are [...]
Continue reading about Savannah Mayor Seeks Ban on Cigar Shop Smoking
It’s a shocking thought, right? Most people who are anti-smoking seem to be singularly focused on taking our rights away from us. Since they don’t like smoking, the thinking goes, we shouldn’t be allowed to do it. Fortunately, there are people out there who are a bit more open-minded. Take Ralph Gardner, Jr., of the [...]
Continue reading about Cigars: You Can Hate Them and not Ban Them
America has a tough job – there’s no doubt about it. The organization has to defend the rights of cigar smokers, a group generally reviled by non-smokers and small enough that it can’t marshal the resources to defend itself effectively. The cigar industry is not a rich one, and the challenges we face come from [...]
Continue reading about What Is Missing from the Cigar Rights of America
Hey, New Yorkers: do you like being able to light up a cigar in the city’s parks? I do. I’ll smoke one while hanging out in Central Park, and I used to have (more than) one while writing in Madison Square Park. The prospect of an outdoor smoking ban is back, according to the latest [...]
Continue reading about Bloomberg Wants to Ban Smoking in New York City Parks
Act now. Contact your representatives, and urge them to take action to prevent the absurd taxation of cigars in New York. Protect your rights and the viability of your local tobacconist. Get a list of contacts here. via A Cigar Smoker
Continue reading about Michael Herklots Weighs in on Proposed NY Cigar Tax
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Forget about any right you have to smoke cigars. Aside from like-minded individuals, nobody gives a shit. We garner no sympathy, and when we are wronged, the opposition is celebrated. It you’ve ever looked for the definition of a no-win situation, this is it. Yet, cigar smokers continue to talk about rights … as if [...]
Continue reading about Put Small Business before Cigar Rights and Save Both
