04/22/2024 SOURCE: www.tampabay.com

For 90 years, Tampa’s Oliva Tobacco has supplied cigar industry

Founded in 1934, the company has stayed family run.

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04/18/2024 SOURCE: www.politico.eu

Britain just agreed the world’s toughest smoking ban. Conservatives hate it.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to stub out cigarettes for future generations — but a chunk of his own MPs are railing against it.

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04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.cigaraficionado.com

Article from January 2024

Padrón Growing First Crop On New Tobacco Farm | Cigar Aficionado

Called La Florinda after Padrón’s mother, the farm is in the midst of its maiden crop. | Cigar Aficionado

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04/01/2024 SOURCE: thefern.org

Growing tobacco in the United States no longer makes sense | Food and Environment Reporting Network

Linwood Scott III climbs two-story tobacco cropping machines with real agility and apparently no thought to falling. The sixth-generation tobacco farmer is proud of his machinery…

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03/07/2024 SOURCE: timesofcannabis.com

Volcanic Soil Gives This Cigar a Unique Flavor and a Great Price

If you are looking for a cigar that offers a rich and complex flavor, a smooth and satisfying smoke, and a reasonable price, you may want to try the JR Pure

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03/07/2024 SOURCE: www.cigaraficionado.com

A $150 Montecristo From Nicaragua Coming Soon | Cigar Aficionado

At the PCA trade show in Las Vegas, Altadis will debut its Montecristo 1935 Edición Doble Diamante—and it’s going to retail for $150 per cigar. | Cigar Aficionado

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02/13/2024 SOURCE: www.msn.com

Cigar makers fight proposed ban as Biden weighs tobacco curbs

As the Biden administration mulls a politically sensitive decision on whether to ban menthol cigarettes, another corner of the tobacco industry — cigar makers — is fighting to be left alone. The big picture: The fate of a proposed ban on flavored cigars has been linked to a separate and closely scrutinized proposal to outlaw menthol cigarettes that's been under White House review for months. The cigar industry and advocates for consumer choice...

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02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.usatoday.com

‘How about the cigarettes that white people smoke?’ Menthol cigarette ban could give Biden fits

The Food and Drug Administration could make a decision by March to ban menthol cigarettes, popular with Black smokers.

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02/06/2024 SOURCE: www.barrons.com

Sweet And 'Spicy': Nicaraguan Cigars Winning Over The World

With a deftness that comes from four decades of experience, Aristo Torres sorts tobacco leaves at a factory in Nicaragua -- a country making great strides in the manufacture and export of cigars.

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12/13/2023 SOURCE: www.forbes.com

How Hemp Is Giving Renewed Life To America's Tobacco Farmers

With the consistent, gradual decline in demand for U.S. tobacco crop production and the roll-back of decades-long growing restrictions, American farmers are turning to hemp cultivation for higher profits and new revenue channels.

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