News from the Cigar Industry

Dear Customers,

Smokers Land is always trying too keep you up on the latest news in the cigar industry. This matter needs our attention as cigar smokers. Please reed below as I have forwarded a very important e-mail to you as I have received it.

-Best Regards

SUBJECT: Here is the email for your Congressman
FROM: Michael Dougherty
TO: Smoker’s Land
DATE: Monday, September 19, 2011 11:30 AM

Rami,
Thank you for taking the time to talk to me this morning. On behalf of Bobby Newman, Carlito Fuente, and everyone in our industry, we need your help. Please take 2 minutes to use the CRA website to send an email to your Congressman and Senators.

1. Go to www.cigarrights.org
2. A pop-up window will appear about H.R. 1639 / S. 1461, please click TAKE ACTION.
3. Enter your zip code in the box and an email will be automatically generated from you to your Congressman.
4. Fill in the return address info and hit send.
5. Please go back to www.cigarrights.org and click on the banner for Senate Bill 1461. Repeat steps 3 and 4.

That’s it! In less than a few minutes, you’ve sent an email to your Congressman and both of your U.S. Senators.

Thank you,

Michael Dougherty
Regional Sales Manager
J.C. Newman Cigar Co.
Fuente & Newman Cigar Co.
Ph. 800-477-1884 ext. 389
Fax 813-247-2135

Ps. Here is more information on the bill that we are trying to pass through Congress, and why:

Help Exempt Premium Cigars From FDA Regulation!

H.R. 1639 / S. 1461 – Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act

Did you know that on April 26, 2010, December 20, 2010, and July 7, 2011 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration publicly posted their intent to regulate cigars in the Federal Register?

• Some of the measures FDA could consider, as we believe they are, include:
• Ban on walk-in humidors, self serve cigar displays, and mail-order cigar sales;
• Ban on all flavored cigars, that are enjoyed by legal-age adults;
• Deface ornate, decorative cigar boxes, often considered an art form with grotesque images;
• Ban on cigar events where free cigars (samples) could be available to legal-age adults;
• Limits on cigar marketing and advertising;
• Imposition of new ‘user fees’ [tax] on cigars, to finance regulations;
• Limits on special release and small-batch cigars, due to mandates that cigar blends be submitted to FDA for pre-approval before release;
• Limits on nicotine levels on cigars to near zero, severely impacting the flavor of cigars;
• Ban on marketing cigar merchandise.