June, 2007 Retail Profile: Bad to the Bone By Jeff Bolton The Outlaw Cigar Company of Kansas City, Missouri has an authentic rebel spirit guided by bleached longhorn skulls, biker babes, wild parties, and an irreverent attitude. Boutique Cigars: Standing Apart By Bob Ashley Michael Chiusano and his family business, DomRey Cigars, have steadily grown the Cusano brand over the past decade, developing a diverse portfolio of cigars. Smokeless Update: Green Light for Snus? By Chris Bickers A medical gives snus a clean bill of health... almost. Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's Industry news department, bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. HBI International Spins off Manufacturing and Distribution ST Cigar Group to Acquire BAT’s Belgian Cigar Business Second Imperial Bid for Altadis S.A. Rejected Pacific Cigar Company Wins Cuban Cigar Trademark Case South Dakota Senator Bemoans Falling Tobacco Sales Star Scientific Licenses Brands to Tantus Tobacco Bahrani Distribution Corp., Launches friendly Wholesale Site India’s ITC Buys Out King Maker Marketing Swisher, John Middleton Settle Legal Dispute Zippo Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Hometown Celebration Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers Smoking Inches Ever Closer to Prohibition - by E. Edward Hoyt III What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Trends and Trendsetters in Tobacco Retailing Merchandise and News from the Pipe World Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 26 Broadway, Floor 9M, New York, NY 10004 USA. Copyright © 1998-2007 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1998-2007 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.