D.C. Court Rules in Favor of FDA in Cigar Lawsuit
For months, the cigar industry has been awaiting the decision from the U.S. District Court on the lawsuit waged by cigar trade groups against...
New York’s Proposed Budget Could Mean Higher Cigar Taxes
If Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way, taxes will increase dramatically on cigars. The same bill also proposes a ban on flavored tobacco products,...
House Agriculture Bill Attempts to Exempt Premium Cigars from Regulations
On June 27, 2017, the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture passed its FY18 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. The significance of...
What You Need to Know About Federal Regulation
Below is a list of the top five federal level issues that concern both tobacco manufacturers and retailers.
1. Dr. Scott Gottlieb Appointed to Head...
Retailers React to Federal Tobacco 21 Legislation Passing
On Dec. 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending bill that contained a federal age increase for tobacco products. With the...
FDA Publishes Long-Awaited PMTA List for Deemed Tobacco Products
The following update was provided by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO).
On May 20, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration published on the...
FDA Clarifies Its Position on Tobacco 21 Enforcement
The recent passage of the federal Tobacco 21 legislation signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019 by President Donald Trump has created chaos and...
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...
The Virtue of a Legislative Record
April 15, 2011 marked a special moment in the political history of the premium cigar industry. It was the day U.S. Congressman Bill Posey...
Canada Announces New Tobacco Plain Packaging Regulations
The fight against plain packaging in Canada has come to an end as the Canadian government has announced new regulations for plain packaging and...
