Scott Gottlieb Gets Confirmation from Senate for new FDA Position
Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, May 11, 2017, in...
Alaska Proposed Tax Increase
In Alaska, two bills (House Bill 5002e and Senate Bill 5002e) propose to increase the tax on cigarettes by $ per pack, increase the...
Court Issues Injunction in Philadelphia Flavored Tobacco Ban
An injunction has been granted in a case involving the Cigar Association of America (CAA) against the city of Philadelphia that will temporarily delay...
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Comments on Premium Cigars and Regulation
The recently appointed new head of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Scott Gottlieb, made some of his first public comments about...
TOTAL Website Aims to Help Tobacco Retailers Respond to Ordinances
Are you a retailer who feels overwhelmed by local tobacco ordinances? There’s a new website that can help.
Tobacco Ordinances – Take Another Look (TOTAL)...
FDA and FTC Issue Warning Letters Over Social Media Influencer Concerns
It's not uncommon in today's regulatory landscape to hear that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to a...
FDA’s Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Bans on Track
In recent years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken steps to regulate the tobacco industry, mostly focusing on the Electronic Nicotine...
Tobacco to 21 Act Introduced and Backed by Eleven Senators
A trend of 2017 has been for many states and local governments to introduce bills raising the legal smoking age to 21 years old...
NYC Passes Aggressive Anti-Tobacco Legislation
It will soon be more difficult and expensive to buy tobacco products in New York City. New York City’s Committee on Health has passed...
2017 Tobacco Legislative Roundup
The following are roundups of legislative activity at the state and local levels.
Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
Taxation—State Level
The year 2017 produced an increase in...
