FDA Warning Plan Requirements: What You Need to Know
As of Aug. 10, 2017, tobacco manufacturers and retailers must adhere by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new warning plan requirements for...
Oregon Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
Oregon has becomes the fifth state to raise the legal tobacco possession age to 21. Oregon’s Governor Kate Brown signed the legislation raising the...
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...
Global Premium Cigars’ FDA Lawsuit Comes to a Halt
Before the cigar trade groups filed their joint lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Global Premium Cigars, LLC. filed its own...
Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Delayed Another 30 Days
The lawsuit against the FDA filed by the Cigar Association of America (CAA), International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) association and Cigar Rights...
New Jersey Raises Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
New Jersey has raised the age for buying cigarettes and tobacco products to 21, becoming the firs state to do so. Gov. Chris Christie...
Minneapolis City Council Considers Menthol Ban
An ordinance has been proposed in Minneapolis that if passed would drastically limit the sale of menthol cigarettes and menthol, mint and wintergreen tobacco...
Senator Cory Booker Seeks Federal Legalization of Marijuana
On Tuesday, July 31, 2017, Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced legislation that calls for the legalization of marijuana.
“For decades, the failed War on Drugs...
FDA Announces Policy Shift Impacting Deeming Regulations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), now led by Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has announced a new plan that targets the level of nicotine...
Six Health Advocacy Groups Attempt to Intervene in FDA Lawsuit
Six public health groups have asked to intervene in two lawsuits that challenge the FDA’s deeming rules impacting premium cigars and electronic cigarettes.
On Monday,...
