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)...
Tobacco 21 is a Catch-22
A Catch-22 is a problematic situation caused by mutually conflicting or seemingly contradictory conditions. Considering raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products is...
IPCPR State and Local Year In Review
In 2017 the premium tobacco industry encountered many legislative and regulatory challenges at the state and local levels. The International Premium Cigar and Pipe...
NY Cigarette Strike Force Seizes $6.6M in Tobacco Contraband in 2017
The 2017 numbers are in for New York State’s Cigarette Strike Force. New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported that the strike force seized $6.6M...
FDA to Focus on Nicotine Addiction and Premium Cigars in 2018
On Dec. 14, 2017, the Scott Gottlieb of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed some of his agency’s major policy goals for...
Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Argued in Court
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and Cigar Association of America’s (CAA) lawsuit against the U.S....
FDA Launches the Every Try Counts Campaign
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its efforts to reduce the number of adult smokers in the U.S. with the launch of...
FDA Announces the Creation of the Nicotine Steering Committee
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shift in its policy and approach toward tobacco. With a new focus...
29 Republican Representatives Ask OMB to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulations
A group of 29 Republican members of Congress have sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in support of premium...
FDA Strikes Back at Cigar Trade Groups’ Injunction
The battle continues to be fought between the U.S. government and the premium cigar industry. In October 2017, three cigar trade associations–the International Premium...
