Illinois Supreme Court Tosses out Chicago Tobacco Tax
Christmas came a little early for the premium cigar and pipe industry in Chicago as the Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 19 that...
H.R. 2339 Passes in the U.S. House of Representatives
H.R. 2339, a legislative bill also known as the "Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019," has dominated headlines in the recent week....
Swisher Responds to FDA’s Proposed Flavored Cigar Ban
In April 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed plans to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars . While the potential ban...
Cigar Rights of America and PCA Request Substantial Equivalence Delay
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), along with several premium cigar manufacturers, filed a joint petition requesting a six...
New York State Moves Closer to Adopting Tobacco 21 Legislation
As has been the trend for the past few years, another state is moving toward adopting Tobacco 21 legislation. On March 6, 2019, lawmakers...
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...
Premium Cigars’ Unlikely Advocate: The White House
Since the announcement of the Deeming Rules back in 2016, the premium cigar industry has been under immense pressure from the U.S. Food and...
Latest Tobacco Industry Challenge to California’s S.B. 793 Dismissed
A legal challenge to California State Bill 793 waged by multiple tobacco manufacturers and retailers was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the...
San Francisco Bans Flavored Tobacco Products
Recently approved legislation will make San Francisco the first U.S. city to to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. The city’s board of...
New York City to Become State with Most Expensive Cigarettes
It’s official–New York City will be the most expensive city int he U.S. to light up in. On Aug. 28, Mayor Bill de Blasio...
