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thenewgreen  ·  3632 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obama's historic US-Cuba Deal: what you need to know

Okay, fine... I'll be the one to ask what everyone else is thinking, can we finally get Cuban cigars easily and by legal means?

My guess is that even the Castro regime knows it's a joke and wants a transition to something more tenable, while maintaining power. Who knows...





user-inactivated  ·  3632 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Cuban cigars have been pretty easy to get hold of for a while now, I think. I'm not a cigar person particularly but it's my understanding that all the best cigar companies left Cuba because of the embargo a long time ago. Why would they stay? Makes no business sense. I'd love it if someone with expertise weighed in.

Anyway, ignoring all that I think the answer to your question is technically, "no." This isn't a trade agreement. A trade agreement needs congress, and probably not this congress. We will see.