Comments on: Stogie Commentary: Cigar Shops Under Attack

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Great Cigar Articles @ Cigar Inspector — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:01:37 +0000

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By: rockstar2577

rockstar2577 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:20:01 +0000

rosomax hit it right on the head! This is a way for politicians in general, to have a seemingly endless supply of tax revenue.

By: rosomax

rosomax — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:20:06 +0000

I think this isn't an issue of who is in the White House – a republican or a democrat. This is, as usual, about money. I would even venture to suggest that it has nothing to do with health or second-hand smoke. Lots of people stand to gain to raise taxes on us from demonizing us in the eyes of the general public.

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By: cigar palace

cigar palace — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:23:42 +0000

thank god i still can enjoy my cigar at LCDH here in Abu Dhabi. But many great places got banned too.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:23 +0000

Just a reminder of the sources of the bans, more concerned with "social change" than the bans themselves: http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?ia=143&id=... And what the 99 million dollars was going to. Note on page seven the "inside -out", provision going for patios later, AFTER business owners spend thousands of dollars to accommodate their smoking customers, clearly showing that the tobacco control activists have ABSOLUTLY NO CONCERN about local issues or businesses. http://www.no-smoke.org/pdf/CIA_Fundamentals.pdf Here's the "model ban" from page eight that many communities copied, printed, and passed. It's the "smoking ban for dummies" It only takes a few minutes to fill in the blanks naming your community, the administrators names, and blanks to customize it to your community according to the width of your sidewalks, so it looks like local leaders worked tirelessly for extended time to originate it. http://www.no-smoke.org/document.php?id=229 And an informal description of the handbook rules. http://www.davehitt.com/blog2/the-nicotine-nazi-h...

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:48:50 +0000

I'll give a shout out to McCranie's in Charlotte, Georgetown Tobacco in DC, John B. Hayes in Fairfax, Dad's Smoke Shop in Cleveland, Iwan Ries in Chicago, and Churchill's and Smoky's in Southeast Michigan as a few of my favorites that still know what a good tobacconist and cigar shop should be.

By: Patrick A

Patrick A — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:39:05 +0000

For those of you in the mid-Atlantic: Speaking of supporting local B&Ms, be sure to check out Bethesda Tobacco in Maryland. Nice selection, great environment, and the proprietor, Mike Copperman, is very personable and knowledgeable. Patrick S, a few reps from others in the online cigar community, and I spent some time there on Sunday--highly recommended.

By: jc

jc — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:45:24 +0000

I have found that even when smoking in a designated area, there are still those that want to ridicule you. Last night, my friend and I were enjoying half price scotch and a cigar in a local tavern's outdoor seating area. A passerby mockingly told us how classy we looked and that we'd look real cool when we had cancer in 5 years. Can't people just mind their own business and let me enjoy the few areas left where cigars are allowed?

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:27:18 +0000

it'll only get worse with the democrats in power