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PUBLISHERS
LETTER
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USHERING IN
A NEW ERA
PREMIUM
CIGARS
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CRA’S
CIGAR CORNER
A New Day in
Washington.
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NEW
ADMINISTRATION
EXPECTATIONS
Will the new president
and his cabinet be a
friend to the business
of tobacco? As with
any new force in office,
there is hope.
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CIGAR
ROCK & ROLL: 2017
REVELATIONS FROM
ROCKY PATEL
TBI
talks regulation
transition, the new
political administration,
finding cigar utopia and
more with a rock-solid
tobacco personality
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THE REBIRTH
OF AN APP
Drew Estate breaks
new technological
ground with its Drew
Diplomat Program.
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BACKED BY
ROMANCE AND
REVOLUTION
Named after Ernest
Hemingway and influ-
enced by a Cuban-poet
father who was impris-
oned by Castro, Ernesto
Padilla brings heart and
soul to a boutique cigar
company that has every
intention of surviving
FDA intervention.
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BENEFICIAL
PARTNERSHIPS
Alec Bradley Cigars'
partnership with
Glenfiddich Whisky
offers a marketing
lesson for retailers.
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LAKE COUNTRY
CIGARS: THRIVING
UNDER A WOMAN’S
TOUCH
Event marketing and
a focus on service is a
winning combination for
thisWisconsin shop.
OTP PRODUCTS
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MAKING THE
MOST OF OTP SETS
STG Lane is looking
for ways to leverage
market trends and help
retailers realize the full
potential of an underap-
preciated category.
VAPOR
PRODUCTS
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VTA VOICE:
VTA Conducts
Viral Campaign
Business owners
and customers team
up to save vape.
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CASAA: NEW
OPPORTUNITIES
Expanding advocacy
efforts beyond vaping
to other harm-reducing
methods can only help
the cause.
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Q&A: MEET
VTA’S NEW STATE
ADVOCATE
An interview with
Vapor Technology
Association’s Jake
Butcher
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ELECTRIC ALLEY
Vape Opportunity
Knocks on Conve-
nience's Door
PIPES &PIPE
TOBACCO
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THIS PIPE LIFE
Scandinavian Tobacco
Group’s new online
space for pipe smokers
can also serve as a
resource for retailers
and their employees.
TOBACCO
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WELCOME TO
TPE 2017!
What
to expect at the
Tobacco Plus Expo
in Las Vegas.
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NATO NEWS:
MENTHOL AND
LOCAL FLAVOR BANS
Local governments are
seeking to overstep their
bounds with flavor bans.
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NEWS & TRENDS
Cannabis rising, cig tax
hikes and more.
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PRODUCT
PROFILE
A guide to new
products.
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GROWING
GRASSROOTS RETAIL
ADVOCACY
Still reeling from the
impact of FDA deeming
regulations, many
retailers are now being
hit with an onslaught
of local regulations and
ordinances. If you’re
one of them, here’s
how to fight back.
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