Virginia Governor Proposes 100 Percent Tax Increase on Premium Cigars
Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam has proposed a 100 percent increase in the rate of taxation on premium cigars.
This increase would come as part of...
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...
FDA Issues New Warning Letters to E-Cigarette Manufacturers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to ten manufacturers, calling on them to remove their disposable e-cigarettes and e-liquid products...
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...
FDA Releases Updated Guidance on Free Sample Ban of Tobacco Products
Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began rolling out the Deeming Regulations in 2016, one area of the the new regulations that...
Lawsuits Challenge Local Flavor Bans
The following article was submitted by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
Over the past several years, city and county governments have been proposing...
Trump Administration to Review Cuba Policies
Numerous reports are coming forth that the Trump Administration is in the process of reviewing former President Obama’s policies on Cuba. During Obama’s term...
Lawsuit Filed Against Los Angeles County Flavor Ban Ordinance
The following article was submitted by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
On June 1, 2020, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, American Snuff Company, LLC,...
Minnesota Governor Proposes Premium Cigar Tax Increase
Taxes impacting premium cigars have been in the spotlight in Minnesota for quite some time. In 2017, Gov. Mark Dayton pushed for an increase...
26 State-Level Tobacco Legislative Bills to Watch
The following legislative update was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
State tobacco-related legislative bills that have been introduced in the past...