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…
FDA Grandfather Language Passes House Subcommittee
A measure to change the grandfather date of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) deeming regulations from Feb. 15, 2007 to Aug. 8, 2016…
FDA Commissioner Testifies to Senate About Premium Cigars
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the newly-appointed commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), testified yesterday in front of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee regarding the agency’s…
What Do Trump’s Cuba Changes Mean for Cigars?
In short: nothing yet, but it’s still unknown. Today, President Donald Trump delivered a speech calling for a change on the U.S. government’s policy towards…
Report: Trump Plans Major Restrictions on Cuba Travel
Editor’s Note: For more information about Trump’s new policy towards Cuba and how it affects cigars, click here. Tomorrow, President Donald Trump will announce his…
Trump Announcing New Cuba Policy This Friday
Editor’s Note: For more information about Trump’s new policy towards Cuba and how it affects cigars, click here. This Friday, President Donald Trump is expected…
Oklahoma Budget Passes Without Cigar Tax Hike
While the price of cigarettes will be going up in the state of Oklahoma, cigar taxes will not. The state’s new budget includes a $1.50…
Report: Trump Plans Reversal of Obama’s Cuba Rules Next Month
Editor’s Note: For more information about Trump’s new policy towards Cuba and how it affects cigars, click here. Next month, President Donald Trump will announce…
What Trump’s Budget Means for Cigars
In short, not much. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal includes substantial cuts to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), formerly known as SCHIP, and the U.S. Food…
FDA Issues Guidance on Three-Month Extension for Deeming Regulations
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document clarifying the three-month extension to future deadlines as part of the deeming regulations….
