On Friday the Obama administration announced it will lift restrictions on the amount of Cuban cigars travelers can bring back with them in their luggage. In June 2015, Business Insider sent three ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Cuban cigars hold a reputation as the world's most opulent tobacco product. A box of good-quality Habanos can cost thousands of dollars.

But one of the most perplexing laws is a nationwide ban on Cuban cigars. Ever since most of us can remember, Cuban cigars have always been contraband, which has only heightened their intrigue.

Habanos controls the promotion, distribution, and export of premium Cuban cigars and other tobacco products worldwide, and is ...