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Utah Cigar Tax to Feed Black Market?
When the stuff we want becomes illegal, it goes underground. You only need to look to Prohibition, an example that’s almost clichéd, to see that in action. And, nearly every discussion about high cigar...
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Scotch, Bourbon and Cigar Tasting in Washington DC
DC lawyers sure love whiskey and cigars. The Young Lawyers Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Beam Global, and General Cigar Company is hosting a Scotch, Bourbon, and cigar...
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NY State Cigar Tax Forces Club Macanudo Price Increases
The well known Club Macanudo in New York City, located in the Upper East Side, is one of the most recent casualties of the New York State cigar tax increase. An email from general manager Mauricio...
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My Father Cigars Hires VP, New Global Strategy
My Father Cigars has just announced the appointment of Jose Ortega as Vice President of Sales. Ortega will handle U.S. sales and in-store events, while John Gonzales will turn his attention to...
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Stop the Lies: Cigar Taxes Would Not Have Helped Pennsylvania
When scanning the cigar-related headlines this morning, I stumbled into a PennLive.com op-ed piece with a wonderfully inflammatory headline: “Pa. backroom deals aid Big Tobacco, harm regular folks.”...
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EXCLUSIVE: New York Tobacconists Bailing on IPCPR Show
Because of the 75 percent OTP tax that takes effect August 1, 2010, many tobacconists from New York aren’t making the trek out to New Orleans this year. A source close to the market tells me that the...
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Iowa Cigarette Smokers Turning to Little Cigars
It would be a mistake to ignore the little guy. In Iowa, smaller, filtered cigars – which look like cigarettes – are providing a bit of tax relief to smokers who have seen their spending creep...
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Pennsylvania Eyes Tobacco in Budget Debate
There still could be an $850 million gap in the Pennsylvania budget, and lawmakers are looking for a way to plug it. Governor Ed Rendell is using the threat of layoffs, which could reach 700, if the...
View ArticleBusted! Califoria Tobacco Ring Nailed for $35m in Excise Taxes
The cuffs are coming out. Working together, state and federal authorities have brought the hammer down on a “big non-cigarette tobacco ring” that allegedly skipped out on $35 million in California...
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More Flawed Begging for Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax
Yet another editorial in Pennsylvania laments the fact that a tobacco tax isn’t being used to protect jobs. The number of potential state layoffs has fallen from 1,000 to 200, but this protectionist...
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