http://forum.eobrands.com/ EOBrands premium cigars discussion forum and blog en Fri, 18 May 2012 18:00:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.eobrands.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forum.eobrands.com/ http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7894-GOLDEN-AGE-OF-STOGIES-Before-World-War-I-Montana-cigar-factories-boomed&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 05:33:39 GMT VIDEO: (Springfield, MO) -- Springfield's smoking ban and possible amendments continue to be the focus of City Council conversations. Hand-rolled cigars hung on racks above the beer taps in early-day Billings’ saloons.By one count, there were 32 saloons in Billings in the early 1900s and half a dozen tiny cigar factories.Back then, cigars cost 15 cents each, or two for 25 cents, according to Capt. George Sweeney, one of those early cigar makers. Sweeney, an Irishman who later joined the Billings Police Department, reminisced about the cigar factories in a 1942 newspaper article.

More... ]]> Smoking News/Laws RSSFeeds http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7894-GOLDEN-AGE-OF-STOGIES-Before-World-War-I-Montana-cigar-factories-boomed http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7893-City-Council-Mulls-Smoking-Ban-Amendments-as-Repeal-Vote-Nears&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 05:33:39 GMT VIDEO: (Springfield, MO) -- Springfield's smoking ban and possible amendments continue to be the focus of City Council conversations. Members held a special meeting Monday to discuss two omnibus bills that incorporate proposed amendments to the current smoking ban. One bill, sponsored by Councilpersons Bob Stephens and Cynthia Rushefsky, creates exemptions for electronic cigarettes from the ban and allows smoking as part of theatrical performances. It also has exemptions for tobacco shops, private clubs and bingo halls that are "grandfathered" or having been existence meeting certain criteria, prior to the 2011 ban.

More... ]]> Smoking News/Laws RSSFeeds http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7893-City-Council-Mulls-Smoking-Ban-Amendments-as-Repeal-Vote-Nears http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7892-Debate-lights-up-over-smoking-ban-Sen.-Howard-Walker-sponsors-exemption-for-cigar-d&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 05:33:39 GMT LANSING (AP) — Some state lawmakers are trying to burn holes in Michigan's 2-year-old smoking ban, which has cleared the air in public places and enjoyed public support but contributed to cash-flow problems at some bars. An amendment added to a budget bill by one lawmaker this past week would stop enforcement of the ban at longtime charitable fundraising events. A Senate bill introduced last year would allow smoking in enclosed, separate rooms and outdoor patios of eateries.

More... ]]> Smoking News/Laws RSSFeeds http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7892-Debate-lights-up-over-smoking-ban-Sen.-Howard-Walker-sponsors-exemption-for-cigar-d http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7891-Louisiana-Senate-committee-rejects-bill-allowing-employers-to-discriminate-against-sm&goto=newpost Sat, 05 May 2012 05:33:39 GMT Baton Rouge -- Legislative labor committees shot down an effort to allow companies to discriminate against employees who smoke but gave approval to a... Baton Rouge -- Legislative labor committees shot down an effort to allow companies to discriminate against employees who smoke but gave approval to a bill expanding whistleblower protections Thursday. Senate Bill 113 would have repealed a two-decade-old law prohibiting companies from taking into account tobacco use when hiring, firing, promoting or considering any other employment action.

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More... ]]> Smoking News/Laws RSSFeeds http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7856-Bloomberg-Calls-for-Residential-Smoking-Rules http://forum.eobrands.com/showthread.php?7855-Attorney-Plans-Smoke-In-to-Challenge-Gulfport-Ban&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:46:05 GMT Since it's passage in November 2011, only one person has received a citation for smoking on Gulfport Beach: attorney Andy Strickland.Strickland says that he deliberately tried to get a ticket, informing the city in advance of his plans to smoke in violation of the law, so he could challenge the charge in court.Strickland believes that the ban is illegal and unconstitutional.According to a Florida Statute, the regulation of smoking is up to the state, not local governments, he said.

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