Members of Congress Push for Premium Cigar Regulatory Relief
Twelve members of Congress have written a letter to President Donald Trump urging that he and his administration end the regulations imposed on the...
15 State Tobacco Legislative Bill Updates
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) has compiled the following list of state tobacco-related legislative bills that have been acted on by a...
Minnesota Governor Proposes Premium Cigar Tax Increase
Taxes impacting premium cigars have been in the spotlight in Minnesota for quite some time. In 2017, Gov. Mark Dayton pushed for an increase...
Premium Cigar Exemption Included in FY 2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
Language calling for the exemption of premium cigars from regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was included in the U.S. House...
FDA Releases Tobacco User Fee Draft Guidance
Confused by tobacco product user fees? There's new draft guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that may make things somewhat clearer...
Advocacy Comes in Many Forms
The pace of the legislative and regulatory process is already proving to be rapid at this stage of 2018. As of this writing, as...
Big Tobacco’s Social Media Practices Questioned
Are some of the world's biggest tobacco companies unlawfully using social media and influencers to market their products to a new generation of smokers?...
Proposed New York State Tax Hike on Cigars Excluded from Final Budget
New York cigar retailers and consumers that were bracing themselves for a massive hike in taxes on cigars can rest a bit easily–for now....
FDA Sued For Delaying Tobacco Regulation
Seven different public health groups and pediatricians are suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for delaying the regulation of tobacco products and...
State Tobacco Legislative Update
In the past week, several state tobacco-related bills have either been introduced or acted on by a state legislative committee or state legislature. Here...
