HELENA (AP) — The state Department of Revenue is considering new rules to regulate so-called ‘‘little cigars,’’ which critics say are taxed at a lower rate and manufactured and packaged ...

Available in four flavors based on popular cocktails -- appletini, pina colada, cosmo and bellini -- the little cigars come in 10-count hard packs.

Data suggest the consumption of “little cigars” such as Winchesters — which resemble cigarettes in almost every way but color — jumped 154 percent between 1998 and 2006, according to the ...

MAYODAN -- General Tobacco said yesterday that it has added new flavors to its line of Vaquero Little Cigars. The tobacco manufacturer, based in Mayodan, now offers the little cigars in natural ...

By JOHN HARRINGTON - IR Staff Writer - 08/30/06 Aug 30, 2006 0 ...

By JOHN HARRINGTON - IR Staff Writer - 08/30/06 Aug 30, 2006 0 ...

The packaging is pretty and the product sounds tasty, even a little wholesome. But inside the brightly colored wrappers that tout an assortment of flavors such as vanilla, strawberry and peach are ...