"The new Illinois Smoking Ban hits private clubs too, and the Quincy Chief of Police is worried about smoking indoors. Frankly, I’m more worried about the jerks out driving after one too many toasts, not the guy lighting up a cigarette at a New Year’s Party."

Cigar Jack - Smoking Ban Updates

Well said - let's worry about the DUIs and ban the smoking police!

Another well known battle faced by the cigar enthusianodo, is the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC"), the Treasury Department's Agency which is responsible for issuing fines against those violating the "DO NOT SMOKE CUBAN CIGARS" regulation!

Cigar Jack highlights Baltimore Sun Columnist Jay  Hancock's Blog

"The Government Accountability Office issued a study yesterday on how U.S. agencies enforce the stupid embargo against Cuba.......After 2001, the report says, 'OFAC opened more investigations and imposed more penalties for embargo violations, such as buying Cuban cigars, than for violations of other sanctions, such as those on Iran.'" [NTD: WHAT THE F**!)

On an average of $992 per violation, the agency collected fines totaling an estimated $8.1 million for 8,170 violations of the Cuba embargo.

The report states "Most of these violations were relatively minor, such as purchasing Cuban cigars on the Internet."

The embargo was imposed against Cuba back in the 60's as a result of the Cuban missile crisis, and the historical account is meant for another blog - as for our purposes here - COME ON....no Cohiba...no private cigar clubs...

Back to the "Witch Hunt"

What's next - a cigar smoker smoking a Cohiba Cuban in a private cigar club sipping a cognac, should he/she be straddled and stoned in the street?

"Be very thankful the government is on the job here. Otherwise somebody could be enjoying an illegal, $10 Gloria Cubana and financing employment for poor Cubans."

I don't know - Keep up the Sunday updates Cigar Jack - We need to know what's going on!

the Virtual Cigar Bar go ahead, light up - smoke a virtual Cuban if u like!