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Vote on Expanded Smoking Ban Delayed in Georgia’s DeKalb County

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:25:00 GMT

DeKalb County Commissioners have delayed voting on a proposed expansion of their smoking ban, despite pressure from county’s Board of Health. The delay was supported by the Columbus, Georgia-based International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb August 31, 2011)

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Indiana Governor Challenged on Smoking Ban View

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:30:00 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Retailers Association (IPCPR) is challenging what it calls Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels’ “unsubstantiated assertion” that a statewide smoking ban is gaining support.

(PRWeb August 30, 2011)

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Gathering of Angels Anniversary Sets New Standards in 'Pay-to-Pitch'

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Pay-to-pitch may be a controversial concept, but Atlanta-based Gathering of Angels is having one of the best years in its history.

(PRWeb August 24, 2011)

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Premium Cigar Retailers Say 'No' to Proposed Alexandria LA Smoking Ban

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The crossroads of Louisiana may well be at a crossroads of its own when it comes to recognizing the rights of its citizens and local businesses.

(PRWeb August 10, 2011)

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Alpharetta Accelerator Launches Aug. 9; "Small Business Incubator on Steroids"

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:10:00 GMT

With Georgia leading the nation in new business startups, the Alpharetta Accelerator is a new kind of small business incubator launching Aug. 9 to serve the need for growth and job creation throughout the state and Southeast.

(PRWeb August 03, 2011)

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Cigar Retailers Counter Richmond County Endorsement of Proposed Extension of State Smoking Ban

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:15:00 GMT

Some Richmond County officials have joined with certain prohibitionist groups to urge extension of the state’s smoking ban to include bars and restaurants in the Greater August area. The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, based in Columbus, Georgia disagrees with the proposed extension.

(PRWeb August 01, 2011)

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St. Louis County Cigar Store Owners Seek to Maintain Exemptions

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:40:00 GMT

Local premium cigar store owners who are small-business members of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association are urging St. Louis County leaders to maintain their exemptions from the current smoking ban.

(PRWeb July 28, 2011)

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Premium Cigar Association Names Spann Chief Executive Officer

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:00:00 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association based in Columbus, Georgia, has named William S. Spann as its new Chief Executive Officer. Spann was introduced to the association at its 79th Annual Convention & International Trade Show held July 17-21 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

(PRWeb July 17, 2011)

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Wayne Newton to Accept Donation to USO Las Vegas at IPCPR Tradeshow

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT

Wayne Newton will join representatives of the USO Las Vegas in accepting a $20,000 donation from General Cigar on behalf of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) on Monday, July 18 at 2:00 PM at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in the Venetian Hotel.

(PRWeb July 17, 2011)

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U.S. Tobacconists Complete Certification

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:55:00 GMT

Tobacconist University, the official curriculum resource of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, has conveyed the distinction of Certified Retail Tobacconist on new recipients.

(PRWeb June 20, 2011)

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U.S. Tobacconists Complete Certification

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:30:00 GMT

(PRWeb June 20, 2011)

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U.S. Tobacconists Accepted Into Premium Cigar Association

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) today announced newly inducted members for the first half of 2011.

(PRWeb June 11, 2011)

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Tobacconist Tours New York State, Creates Video; Puts ‘Face’ On Plight of In-State Cigar Businesses

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:00:00 GMT

For months, Ron Melendi has been bludgeoning New York State legislators and the Governor’s office with statistics that show how the state’s onerous tobacco taxes have joined with federal taxes to drive these small businesses to the brink of destruction. Now, to put a ‘face’ to that data, he’s touring the state, creating a video documentary of professional tobacconists that he will present to lawmakers by mid-June in support of current bills that would cap the premium cigar tax at $1 per stick.

(PRWeb June 02, 2011)

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Premium Cigar Association Says ‘No’ to Higher Tobacco Taxes in Louisiana

Wed, 04 May 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Louisiana lawmakers are looking to offset a serious state budget deficit by increasing tobacco taxes again, this time by up to 50 percent or more across the board. "Somebody should tell them it doesn’t work that way," says the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb May 04, 2011)

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Outdoor Smoking Ban to Blow Away Business Says Two Premium Cigar Associations

Mon, 02 May 2011 17:00:00 GMT

If DeKalb County Commissioners vote to expand its no-smoking ordinance, it will be doing its best to drive away local business, says two Georgia-based premium cigar associations.

(PRWeb May 02, 2011)

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Premium Cigar Association Calls Proposed Smoking Ban ‘Unnecessary’

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:20:00 GMT

A resolution to adopt a proposed Montgomery County, Maryland Board of Health smoking ban regulation will be the subject of a public hearing May 5 by the Health and Human Services Committee of the County Council . The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association has branded the proposed regulation as ‘ridiculous, unnecessary and overreaching.’

(PRWeb April 29, 2011)

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Tobacco Retailers Say Macon Going ‘Smoke Free’ Would Risk Local Jobs, Businesses

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Two Georgia-based associations of premium tobacco retailers have warned the Macon City Council that the ordinance it is considering to restrict smoking in most indoor public places would be putting local jobs and small businesses at risk for no reason.

(PRWeb April 10, 2011)

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Nebraska Tobacco Tax Increase Proposal Harmful, Says Cigar Shop Association

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:00:00 GMT

A 225 percent increase in Nebraska excise taxes on certain tobacco products would be harmful to businesses throughout the state, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb March 31, 2011)

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Oregon Considers Controversial Tobacco Tax Increases

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:45:00 GMT

A flurry of tobacco tax bills with conflicting objectives is under consideration by Oregon state legislators who should say ‘no’ to any new taxes, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb March 31, 2011)

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Illinois Considers Ease of Statewide Smoking Restrictions

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMT

When an across-the-board smoking ban prevents cigar enthusiasts from smoking in a cigar bar or a cigar store, what’s the next logical move? Exempt them, says the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb March 30, 2011)

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Hawaii Faces Fight Over Tobacco Tax Increase Proposal

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:00:00 GMT

A controversial proposal to increase certain tobacco taxes in Hawaii is running headlong against individual constituent interests, says the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb March 29, 2011)

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Smoking Ban Will Only Hurt Lagging State Economy

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:10:00 GMT

A statewide smoking ban with key exemptions has passed the Indiana House and now awaits action in the Senate. The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association is urging its members and their cigar loving customers to ensure that the exemptions stay in place.

(PRWeb March 29, 2011)

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Cigar Association Challenges California’s Consideration of Anti-Tobacco Legislation

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:00 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association is questioning the California State Senate’s consideration of proposed legislation that would ban smoking in all retail tobacco shops and other locations that have been exempted for more than a decade from the state’s current smoking bans.

(PRWeb March 04, 2011)

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Illinois Lawmakers Mull Smoking in Casinos, Bars

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Two current bills under consideration by the Illinois General Assembly are expected to generate increased revenues for the state. They would allow smoking in gaming facilities and eligible businesses that have liquor licenses. The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association favors both proposals and today urged their passage.

(PRWeb March 04, 2011)

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IPCPR Says Proposed Maryland Tobacco Tax Increase is Anti-Business

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:45:00 GMT

A proposed 500 percent excise tax increase on ‘other tobacco products’ could decimate Maryland’s cigar and pipe tobacco businesses, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb March 02, 2011)

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Tobacconists Say Utah Legislators Head for Unintended Consequences with HB0170

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:10:00 GMT

The unintended consequences of HB0170 for professional tobacconists and their pipe-smoking adult customers is not unlike ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater,’ according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb February 12, 2011)

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IPCPR Supports International Pipe Smoking Day, Feb. 20

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT

Millions of pipe smokers around the world will be celebrating the fourth annual International Pipe Smoking Day on February 20 supported by the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association. Pipe smokers everywhere will “raise their pipes together to foster friendship, benevolence, and tranquility across all borders,” according to the United Pipe Clubs of America. To celebrate the occasion, many pipe clubs and tobacconists across the United States, Europe and elsewhere are staging pipe smoking events at 9:00 p.m. locally to bring together their members and others interested in pipe smoking.

(PRWeb February 10, 2011)

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Alabama Opinion Leaders Urged to Seek Truth in Secondhand Smoke Claims

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:00 GMT

The anti-tobacco forces in Alabama are gearing up to launch a well-orchestrated effort to spread their questionable claims regarding secondhand smoke, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. The IPCPR says the well-funded tobacco prohibitionists are buying breakfasts, lunches and dinners for Alabama opinion leaders in Dothan, Montgomery, Gadsden, Anniston, Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Mobile this month in hopes they will pressure Alabama legislators to deprive business owners of their rights to decide for themselves whether or not to allow smoking in their establishments.

(PRWeb February 09, 2011)

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Rights, Jobs, Businesses, Taxes at Stake with Proposed Indiana Smoking Ban

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:00:00 GMT

A proposed statewide smoking ban in Indiana is filled with unintended consequences that will negatively impact the rights of business owners and their customers, and losses of jobs, businesses and state and local taxes, says the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb January 24, 2011)

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Nebraska Poll on Tobacco Taxes Called ‘Phony’ by Cigar Association

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:00:00 GMT

The results of a poll of 500 Nebraskans are being touted by anti-smoking forces as justification for tobacco tax increases statewide but the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association is touting those results as ‘phony.’

(PRWeb January 22, 2011)

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IPCPR Urges Courtesy, Not Ban, in Raleigh, NC Parks

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:35:00 GMT

The Raleigh, North Carolina City Council is considering a ban on smoking in parks or greenways owned or operated by the city but the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association says it has a better idea – post courtesy messages, instead. The matter is expected to come up for a vote at tonight’s meeting.

(PRWeb January 18, 2011)

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Kentucky Proposed Smoking Ban Bill Going Nowhere

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:45:00 GMT

When lawmakers don’t want to deal with tough issues like jobs creation and balanced budgets, they turn to proposing things like smoking bans and, in the process, continue to proliferate false information and misunderstandings regarding the economic and health-related impacts of such legislation, according to the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. A bill has been introduced in the Kentucky state legislature seeking to impose a no-exception smoking ban in all indoor workplaces and public places, including bars and restaurants.

(PRWeb January 12, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/KentuckyBillToNowhere/prweb8059198.htm

Surgeon General’s Report Called ‘Unscientific’ and Potentially Unethical

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:00:00 GMT

A renowned member of the Boston University School of Public Health and members of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association are challenging as unscientific and potentially unethical this week’s report from the Office of Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, about the effects of tobacco smoke.

(PRWeb December 15, 2010)

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Tobacco Misinformation Runs Amok in San Jose

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:20:40 GMT

Misinformation is running amok in defense of San Jose, California’s consideration of a licensing program and limited public view of tobacco products, says the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. McCalla said that claims made by the San Jose city staff that a licensing program for tobacco products and hiding all tobacco products from public view would help prevent underage smoking are “beyond reason.”

(PRWeb November 23, 2010)

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IRCPR Tobacconists Complete CRT Certification

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:46:39 GMT

Twenty-five tobacconists nationwide have earned the designation of Certified Retail Tobacconist from Tobacconist University, the official curriculum resource of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association.

(PRWeb October 27, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/IPCPR/2010CRT/prweb4707324.htm

Don’t Believe Everything You Read, Cigar Association Warns Pelham Mayor

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:39:19 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association strongly suggests that Pelham Mayor Don Murphy and the Alabaster City Council change their reading habits to include factually balanced materials when it comes to smoking bans and secondhand smoke. That position was taken by the IPCPR when Mayor Murphy, who announced this week he is considering a citywide ban on smoking in public places.

(PRWeb October 19, 2010)

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Cigar Association Condemns Cambridge Council for Proposed Smoking Ban Extension

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:19:37 GMT

Like lemmings leaping into the sea, the Cambridge, Massachusetts City Council is following New York City’s attempt to extend the statewide indoor smoking ban and include the city’s public spaces, including parks. Cambridge City Councilor Marjorie Decker proposed the ban extension last week and a policy order was passed by the council. City Manager Bob Healy is exploring the ban’s feasibility with the Cambridge Public Health Department before the ban extension is actually voted on. “Ridiculous,” said Chris McCalla, legislative director of the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association. “This is just another twisted attempt by lazy lawmakers to control people with unnecessary legislation based on unsubstantiated assumptions.”

(PRWeb October 13, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/10/prweb4649994.htm

Two Tobacconist Associations Join to Fight Proposed Smoking Ban Extension

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:32:39 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association is joining forces with the New York Tobacconist Association to fight for the rights of New York City citizens in opposition to the proposed expansion of smoking restrictions to the city’s parks and beaches and other public outdoor locations, including Times Square. “We’re against legislated smoking bans of any kind,” said Chris McCalla, legislative director for the IPCPR, “and so should everyone else, because they take away fundamental rights of citizens everywhere. In public places like these, common courtesy should prevail, not heavy-handed, misguided legislation.”

(PRWeb October 11, 2010)

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Tobacconists Warn Bloomberg Again About Extending Smoking Ban

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:44:30 GMT

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association today warned Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg – again – about his desire to extend New York City’s smoking ban to include the city’s parks and beaches. The IPCPR first blew the whistle on the mayor’s intentions back in July, 2010 when it issued its first news release on the subject.

(PRWeb September 20, 2010)

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‘No More Taxes’ Says Premium Cigar Association to NY Legislators

Sat, 01 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT

As part of his $620 million budget gap closing plan, Governor David Patterson of New York has proposed yet another tax increase on tobacco products which the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association says would jeopardize the business of every community tobacconist and cigar shop throughout the state.

(PRWeb May 01, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Cigar/Taxes_NY-York/prweb3950264.htm