Comments on: Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CXLV

By: George E.

George E. — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:58:35 +0000

I hope everyone in the area will stop by. Tell 'em Charlie sent you!

Great shops deserve great support.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:18:14 +0000

Churchill's on Telegraph, Southfield, MI – a fine tobacco shop with a super selection!

By: George E.

George E. — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:59:57 +0000

That sounds like a great shop. Give 'em a plug: what's the name and where are they located?

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:03:29 +0000

My local tobacco shop hadn't heard of the Nestor Miranda promo, but being awesome as they always are, they gave me one after I showed them the website. Plus I found out Senor Miranda himself will be paying the shop a visit in a few weeks. Very cool!!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:28:41 +0000

If you read the bill and according to the lobbyists at the IPCPR, all the marketing restrictions — many of which are probably unconstitutional, anyway — and most of the product regulations are aimed at cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to a lesser extent. A court fight is near-certain over the First Amendment issues anyway, delaying implementation.

The ad restrictions, if the pass constitutional muster, are aimed at magazines with "significant" youth readership. I haven't many mags with cigar ads where that applies — certainly not Cigar Aficionado.