Record Cigarette Sales Reported in 2020
Cigarette sales were up in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) annual Cigarette Report. This sales increase marked the first time in...
Biden Administration Considers Capping Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The Biden Administration has a rumored new plan that could shakeup the tobacco industry. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the...
Groups Call Out FDA Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Regulation and Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing yet another tobacco-related legal challenge from a group calling out the agency's lack of a...
FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warning Effective Date Extended
The following article was submitted by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced this week that...
Republic Tobacco Introduces New Cigarette Filter Tube Cartons
Republic Tobacco has introduced a new patented technology for dispensing cigarette filter tubes with a newly designed E-Z Dispenser gravity feed cartons for King...
Cigarette Manufacturers Implement First Price Increases of 2020
Cigarette manufacturers have raised their list prices by 8 cents per pack, according to a report from the Winston-Salem Journal. This is the first...
FDA Approves 22nd Century Group PMTA for Moonlight Brand
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized 22nd Century Group, Inc. to market and sell two new tobacco products that went through...
Altria to Begin Selling iQOS in Richmond This November
Altria Group has announced that iQOS, its heat-not-burn device, will begin to be distributed and sold in Richmond, Virginia beginning in November 2019. Richmond...
Altria Launches IQOS in Atlanta
Altria has officially launched its popular heat-not-burn device, IQOS, in the U.S. with the official opening of its IQOS-branded store in Atlanta.
Altria's IQOS store...
$3 Million Verdict Against Tobacco Company Overturned
A state appeals court in Florida sided with big tobacco company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and overturned a $3 million verdict in a lawsuit...