CAA, CRA & IPCPR Write Open Letter to Congress Regarding Omnibus Bill
The three largest cigar trade groups are asking Congress for help. A letter from the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA)…
Why The Government Spending Bill Is Important to Cigars, An Explainer
Omnibus. Continuing Resolutions. Agriculture Bill. DACA. Freedom Caucus. Those things are all important to cigars. It’s the end of the year and as has become…
Senators Introduce Bill to Raise American Smoking Age to 21
Eleven Senators have introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco from 18 to 21 in the United States. The Tobacco…
FDA Publishes Guidance on Free Sample Ban
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has published its most recent thoughts on its ban on “free samples” of cigars and other products and…
Cigar Groups File for Injunction Against Deeming Rules
As expected, the cigar industry is asking the court for an injunction against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) deeming regulations of cigars. In…
FDA Offers Final Guidance for Warnings on Small Cigars
As part of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s new regulation of premium cigars, warning labels will be required to be added both to the…
Eight Things: What the House Omnibus Bill Means for FDA Cigar Regulation
Well, nothing yet. Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an omnibus, a singular spending bill that contains a variety of spending bills that fund…
House Passes Omnibus With FDA Cigar Exemption
And now for some good news from Washington D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive spending bill that includes language that would exempt…
Six Health Groups File Motion to Intervene in FDA Cigar Lawsuit
Six health groups have filed a motion to intervene in the cigar industry’s lawsuit against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and its deeming regulations….
Rubio & Manchin Testify Against FDA Cigar Regulation
Today, at a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Committee, premium cigars received some bipartisan support. Sen. Marco Rubo, R-Fla, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both testified…
House Subcommittee Passes Agriculture Bill With FDA Premium Cigar Exemption
The 2017 efforts to exempt premium cigars from FDA regulation have taken another step in Congress. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representative Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on…
