I had a chance to sit down with Chris Gawith and chat to him about his two brands, Samuel Gawith and Gawith and Hoggarth. It was an audio interview, so […]
Read moreTom Wolfe There has been a lot of hype and rumor the last few months about the new FDA "Deeming" rules that go into effect on August 8, 2016. What […]
Read moreObama Budget Proposes $.94 Per Pack Federal Cigarette Tax Increase and Proportionate Increase in All OTP Tax Rates Today, President Obama delivered to Congress his administration’s proposed budget that includes […]
Read moreMarc Munroe Dion Up in Canada (where I understand they keep beavers as house pets) a woman named Pamela McColl has caused to be published a vile, stinking travesty of […]
Read moreC. R. S. Lyles In addition to the strain of added taxes and its almost "guilty by association" nature, pipe tobacco is now facing a renewed threat (initially from 2010) […]
Read moreC. R. S. Lyles From the Editor: The opening photograph to this article is meant to be sarcastic parody. I’m sure our primary audience knows this, but with the anti-tobacco […]
Read moreBy C. R. S. Lyles Imagine the scene if you will. It’s Christmas time, the bitter chill of the wind has driven all warm bodies into the glow of their […]
Read moreBy C. R. S. Lyles Tobacco could kill 1 billion this century. That’s the headline of a heartwarming news article published in Reuters a few years ago which claims that […]
Read moreBy C. R. S. Lyles On June 11th, 2011, despite protestations from local business-owners and smokers alike, Springfield, Missouri passed Council Bill 2010-180, which bans any and all smoking activity […]
Read moreBy C. R. S. Lyles I saw a commercial today promoting some new show on Nickelodeon called Victorious. I have no idea what the show is about, nor do I […]
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