Cigar smoking is on the rise in the United States and the world over. The trend is especially evident among women and the younger crowd as more of them is being enamored with the idea of smoking a cigar.
In fact, the popularization of the cigar by popular celebrities on TV as well as on the big screen is largely the reason for the rise in the sales volumes of the cigar among the impressionable youth.
The myth that cigars are substantially safer than cigarettes is another reason for the rise in its popularity. As more users are discovering, you are equally vulnerable to lung cancer smoking a cigar. In fact, there is a higher chance of getting oral cancer with cigars because of the long time you take in smoking one entirely. While an average cigarette may take ten minutes, a cigar will take anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours to completely finish it.
Smoking cigars has been on a rise since 1993. In fact, with more established figures smoking it on the screen, the cigar enjoys a high stature and respect amongst the people in a society. Fortunately, things are changing and cigar consumption has stopped rising for the past two years.
With government coming down heavily on tobacco companies, the cigar too has taken a beating and the high tax on imported verities has deterred some people from smoking it. Many organizations actively protest against smoking. Despite all these efforts, there are an estimated 18 million cigars sold worldwide per year.
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009The Cuban Embargo Update
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Since the last presidential election and the recent developments with the Cuban dictator, there have been rumors that relations between the United States and Cuba will be changing.
There is much debate what this will mean. At this time it is appearing that travel restrictions to Cuba will be the first things that will be relaxed. This is certainly the first step in improving the relations between the United States and Cuba.
However, Cuba would prefer to see the President eliminate the trade embargos completely. This would change many things for not only Cuba but for United States as well. A more relaxed sharing of cultures could and would begin.
Cigar aficionados want to know what this will mean for them. The feelings are mixed. Some people feel like it will promote the Cuban cigar industry. The quality of cigars would only get better with the increased demand. Others believe that it will ruin the prestige of the industry and water it down with mediocre competition.
There is a fear that some prestigious brands that are named by the region will lose their prestige if other brands in the same region are allowed to join the market because of increased demand.
At this time embargos are still in place, so Cuban cigars aren’t readily available for U.S. consumption. We’ll have to let this one play out as only time will tell what will happen?