Weekly News (July 6, 2026) | halfwheel
Glenn Wolfson, ceo of Drew Estate, Passes Away at 70
Even in an industry that has no lack of amazing people, Glenn Wolfson stood out. Affable, kind, and almost always sporting a smile, Wolfson joined Drew Estate as the ceo in 2016 after serving as a consultant for most of his professional career. I was not close friends with Wolfson, but I talked with him at least once a year, and I always came away impressed with not only his positive attitude and obvious love of his job, but also how he was happy to give me as much time as I needed. However, the most impressive thing to me was how virtually everyone praised his qualities whenever his name came up in random conversations, which I always counted as an indicator of just how well-respected he was.
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Regulations
International
- Moldova Aligning New Smoking Bans with EU Standards — via TobaccoReporter.com
State
Local
- Roanoke (Va.) City Council to Consider Zoning Changes That Would Affect Tobacco Retailers — via WVTF.org
- Salinas, Calif. City Council Approves a Temporary Moratorium on New Tobacco Retailer Licenses — via MontereyCountyNow.com
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Trademarks
Below is a list of cigar-related trademarks filed with the USPTO from June 23 to July 4, 2026.
| Trademark | Owner | Serial Number |
| BUENOS DIAS | Drew Estate | 99916539 |
| DON TREBOR | CASH CIGARS LLC | 99916951 |
| IL SICILIANO | Paying Homage Cigars L.L.C. | 99910086 |
| KARELIA LIGHTS | Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. | 99916963 |
| KARELIA ROYAL | Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. | 99917012 |
| KARELIA SLIMS | Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. | 99917042 |
| KIKIMORA | LAMPERT GmbH | 99920278 |
| KING DAVID | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99918779 |
| LA COLOMBIANA | La Colombiana LLC | 99919577 |
| LA FLOR DE CUBA | BAYAMON TOBACCO CORPORATION | 99911772 |
| LICENCIADOS | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99918966 |
| MIKE’S 1950 | MIKES CIGARS, INC. | 99920647 |
| NYC | Cannabis NYC Inc. | 99920013 |
| OFF THE TABLE | Tropical Tobacco, Inc. | 99917353 |
| SAN CRISTOBAL REVELATION | Holt’s Company | 99917316 |
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Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. | 99917077 |
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