The States are the Incubators for Tobacco Legislation
As we settle into the new year and start to pursue in earnest our personal goals of renewal and resolutions, state legislatures from coast...
Showdown in San Francisco Over Proposed Flavor Ban
Though many in the industry have been focused on the continuing deadlines and regulations brought about by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s deeming...
Navigating Legislative and Regulatory Change
As the premium tobacco and vapor industries are increasingly falling under the scrutiny of anti-smoking forces, questions about compliance with legislative, legal and regulatory...
NATO’s 2018 Legislative Outlook
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deeming regulations perennially top retailers’ list of concerns, yet the threat of local ordinances is probably the biggest...
Vapor: A Survivor’s Game
In August 2017, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a four-year extension of the deadline for pre-market tobacco product applications (PMTAs)...
4 Pathways to Growth for Tobacco Businesses
What does it take for a tobacco business to grow in today's overly regulated and competitive marketplace? That was a question a panel of...
Driven: Kretek International’s Hugh Cassar, Part 2
To outside observers, the 81-year-old Cassar seems to have the Midas touch, as each company he adds to the Kretek International portfolio becomes a...
The LighterBro: Fire Plus Function
When the two entrepreneurs behind LighterBro first met, back in 2006, the idea of designing and launching a product was just one of those...
Lead by Example: Villiger Cigars North America’s Rene Castañeda
A business is only as successful as the person who leads it. Rene Castañeda, president of Villiger Cigars North America, has spent the past...
Gaining Traction: Maya Selva Cigars
Worldwide smoking bans, higher tobacco taxes and more stringent governmental regulations are making it increasingly difficult for small, boutique cigar manufacturers to eke out...
