Dispelling the Myths of Tobacco ControlConvenience Store DecisionsThis is the first of what will be a continuing series on the regulation of tobacco retailing. In future articles, I will address the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) reg…

Ernesto Perez-Carrillo is making one of his biggest cigars ever, an inch-thick Dominican smoke that boasts a 64 ring gauge.

NATO Challenges Local Massachusetts Proposals to Set Cigar PricesCSPnet.comBy Thomas A. Briant In its continuing efforts to respond to local tobacco ordinances, NATO submitted comments this past week to the boards of health in Saugus and Bedford, Mass….

The La Flor Dominicana Chisel, one of the strongest and most original cigars on the market, is now protected by a trademark. Cigarmaker Litto Gomez, who created the Chisel shape in 2003, received acceptance for his trademark application on April 4. The…

Financial TimesImperial head fumes over plain packagingFinancial TimesBy Christopher Thompson Imperial Tobacco, the Bristol-based FTSE-100 company, has criticised the UK government's consultation on smoking regulation as “anti-business”. Alison…

Saugus seeks reduced tobacco sales By Matt Tempesta / The Daily ItemDaily ItemSAUGUS — Several updates to Saugus' tobacco regulations have retail groups sending letters of opposition to the Board Health as it looks to restrict tobacco sales for s…