Philip Morris USA Raises Prices of Its Traditional Cigarette Brands
Philip Morris USA, part of Altira, is expected to raise the prices of some of its cigarette brands. This past week, the cigarette manufacturer...
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...
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...
Court Order Further Postpones FDA Graphic Cigarette Warnings
The following update was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
On Nov. 12, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales Down in FTC Report
The total number of cigarettes sold deceased in the U.S. from 2020 to 2021 while marketing expenditures increased over that same time period according...
Laika Hemp Cigarettes to be Distributed by Cajun Cigar Czar
Cajun Cigar Czar, LLC has entered into an agreement with WestCann Holdings, Ltd. through its wholly owned subsidiary Laika Brands, LLC to sell and...
FDA Seeks Public Comment on Nicotine in Combusted Cigarette Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is beginning its study of nicotine. Months ago, the federal agency revealed that the U.S.'s addiction to...
Study Supports Use of Graphic Pictorial Warning Labels
For some time, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been pushing for big tobacco companies to place graphic images on cigarette warning labels....
U.S. Adults Smoking Fewer Cigarettes Than Ever
According to a recent report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of cigarette smoking among adults in the U.S. is...
CVS Health Research Institute: Company’s Removal of Tobacco Products Reduced Cigarette Purchases Nationwide
A new study conducted by the CVS Health Research Institute suggests that the company’s decision to remove tobacco from all CVS Pharmacy stores reduced...
