An Update on 23 State Tobacco Legislative Bills
The following article was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
New State Legislative Bill Introductions
The following state tobacco-related legislative bills were introduced...
Alaska Proposed Tax Increase
In Alaska, two bills (House Bill 5002e and Senate Bill 5002e) propose to increase the tax on cigarettes by $ per pack, increase the...
FDA Begins Review of Premium Cigar Regulation
Here we go again–the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is looking at regulating premium cigars but this time around, it wants to hear...
Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana Passes in U.S. House of Representatives
A newly passed bill could dramatically reshape America's U.S. drug policy. On April 1, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to decriminalize cannabis...
Senators Voice Support For FDA’s Proposed Flavored Tobacco Product Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed a ban on flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes to address the increasing number of...
May 2020 Deadline Set for Substantial Equivalence Applications
A federal judge has given cigar and e-cigarette manufacturers 10-months to apply for approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to keep...
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Comments on Premium Cigars and Regulation
The recently appointed new head of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Scott Gottlieb, made some of his first public comments about...
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...
FDA Considering Strict Limits on the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes
While the tobacco industry awaits the official new regulations impacting the e-cigarette market, details of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) proposal are...
FDA to Publish a PMTA List for Deemed Tobacco Products
With Sept. 9, 2020 being the deadline for tobacco manufacturers to submit a premarket tobacco application (PMTA) for products that lack predicate status, he...
