PCA 2022: Erez Cigars
Your girl La’Cee stops by the Erez Cigars booth at the PCA 2022 Trade Show. She smokes their new offering, the Landlord, while learning about Erez Cigars and how the company started.
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Your girl La’Cee stops by the Erez Cigars booth at the PCA 2022 Trade Show. She smokes their new offering, the Landlord, while learning about Erez Cigars and how the company started.
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