Arango Cigar Adds New Credo Pipes and Chacom Pipe Tobaccos
Arango Cigar Company, exclusive U.S. distributor for Credo Pipes and Chacom Tobaccos, featured its products at the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer (IPCPR)...
Walgreens Pressured to Bail on Cigarettes
At press time, Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens was deep in the throes of a battle over whether a proposal for the chain to stop selling...
Judge Rules on Label Changes
In August, Federal Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cannot consider a label revision for a tobacco...
Colorado Organization Seeks Cigarette/OTP Tax Increase
A group known as the Campaign for a Healthy Colorado has announced that it is pursuing a petition drive to support Ballot Initiative 143...
ITG Promotes Kathleen Sparrow
Kathleen A. Sparrow has been promoted to executive vice president, marketing and sales, at ITG Brands. "With more than 36 years of service to...
Pennsylvania Raises Cigarette Taxes and Sets OTP Tax Rates
On July 13, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 1198, which increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack,...
Alaska Proposed Tax Increase
In Alaska, two bills (House Bill 5002e and Senate Bill 5002e) propose to increase the tax on cigarettes by $ per pack, increase the...
Rick Ardito Joins Foundation Cigar Company
Rick Ardito has officially joined Foundation Cigar Company has brand manager for the highly anticipated July 2016 release of Nick Melilo's exciting new brands,...
Indiana Announces E-Liquid Enforcement Plan
The Indiana Alcohol Tobacco Commission (ATC) has announced that it will not enforce for a period of 60 days the provisions of a 2015...
The Friendly Face of Tobacco
In the turbulent tobacco skies, it's nice to fly with a friendly face–an even better if that face belongs to a calm and competent...
