Cigar Advocacy Groups Claim FDA Is Infringing on Commercial Free Speech
Are increased tobacco user fees and bigger warning label requirements infringing on cigar manufacturers’ Constitutional rights? According to several cigar industry advocacy groups, the...
FDA Confirms Cigar Manufacturers Banned from Donating Cigars to Troops
Are cigar manufacturers allowed to donate cigars to U.S. troops? It's a question that's gotten numerous responses but no clear answer since the Deeming...
Maine Raises Legal Smoking Age to 21
Maine’s Senate and House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Paul LaPage’s (Republican) veto of a bill that raised the legal smoking age in...
Vapor Industry Strikes Back at FDA With Multiple Lawsuits
Just as the FDA faces various lawsuits from the premium cigar industry, the vape category is also legally challenging the controversial deeming rules as...
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has resigned from his post. Gottlieb has been commissioner of the...
Senators Continue to Challenge FDA Regulation of Premium Cigars
The fight for premium cigar exemption is still being fought on Capitol Hill. This past week Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson sent a...
FDA Defends Its Cigar and Pipe Tobacco Regulations
For those who think the fight is almost won in pulling back the regulations impacting premium cigars imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug...
FDA Extends Deadline For Product and Establishment Registration
As part of the deeming regulations set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), manufacturers are expected to not only register with...
Trump Announces New Restrictions on U.S. Travel and Business with Cuba
In a speech delivered in Miami, Fl., on June 16, 2017, President Donald Trump outlined his Cuba policy, rolling back parts of President Obama’s...
New Congressional Co-Sponsors for Premium Cigar Exemption Bill
In 2017, H.R. 564 was introduced by Bill Posey (R-FL), which aims to exempt premium cigars from being regulated by the U.S. Food and...
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