Turning Point Brands Files Petition to Review FDA MDOs
The following legislative update is provided by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
FDA Issues Additional Marketing Denial Orders on ENDS Products
Food and Drug...
Higher Federal Taxes on Tobacco Products a Possibility
A new proposal making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives' Ways and Means Committee would significantly increase taxes on tobacco products if...
FDA Decides Fate of More than 6.5 Million Deemed Tobacco Products
On Sept. 9, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had made what it calls "significant progress" in reviewing the...
Court Orders Further Postponement of FDA Cigarette Warnings
The following legislative update was written and contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
On Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. District Court for...
Latest Tobacco Industry Challenge to California’s S.B. 793 Dismissed
A legal challenge to California State Bill 793 waged by multiple tobacco manufacturers and retailers was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the...
Swisher Files Lawsuit Against FDA Over Deeming Rule Concerns
As first reported by Halfwheel, Swisher International, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, proclaiming that the federal agency...
Cigar Industry Loses Appeal in Latest FDA Lawsuit Ruling
In an appeal from the the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, a panel of judges ruled against the cigar industry...
Connecticut Cannabis Senate Bill to Impact Local Tobacco Businesses
A recent legislative bill relating to cannabis has many Connecticut-based tobacco businesses on edge. Senate Bill (S.B.) 1201, known also as "An Act Concerning...
H.R. 3982 Aims to Exempt Cigars from FDA Regulation
There's a new legislative push to exclude handcrafted premium cigars from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. H.R. 3982, known as "Traditional Cigar...
An Update on 12 Tobacco-Related State Bills
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) has compiled the following list of state tobacco-related legislative bills were introduced in the past week, listed...
