Georgia Considers Cigar Tax Changes
Reports of cigar importers in Georgia going across state lines to buy product in tax-free Florida and then pocketing the tax they should be forwarding…
Smoking Ban Being Considered in Toronto
Toronto’s board of health is taking steps that could result in the fifth largest city in North America expanding their already strict outdoor smoking ban….
Press Release: Tuscaloosa City Council Seeks to Ban Private Businesses
October 4, 2012 (Tuscaloosa, AL) — The Tuscaloosa City Council will soon be discussing a moratorium to ban some businesses from opening and operating within…
Press Release: The Dominican Republic Held Consultations With Australia Regarding Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products
October 1, 2012 (Geneva, Switzerland) — The Dominican Republic has held consultations with Australia in its dispute regarding Australia’s measures mandating the plain packaging of…
Michigan Legislature Approves 50-Cent Cigar Tax Cap
The Michigan Legislature approved Senate Bill 1004, a piece of legislation that would put into place a 50-cent cigar tax on November 1st. The bill…
Press Release: 14th Cosponsor Signs on to S. 1461
September 20, 2012 — Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) signed on as a cosponsor of S. 1461, the companion bill of H.R. 1639 yesterday. The bills,…
Australia’s High Court Upholds Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
Plain packaging on cigars and other tobacco products is about to become a reality in Australia, as the country’s High Court upheld the constitutionality of…
Press Release: Saudi Arabia Orders Smoking Ban
July 31, 2012 (Washington, DC) — Interior Minister Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz announced this week that Saudi Arabia will begin enforcing the royal decree banning smoking in public places…
Press Release: H.R. 1639 Reaches 210 Cosponsors
July 20, 2012 (Washington, DC) — With the addition of Representative Heath Shuler (D-‐NC-‐11) and Representative Nan Hayworth (R-‐NY-‐19), the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and…
Press Release: Dominican Republic Requests WTO Consultations With Australia Concerning Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
July 18, 2012 (Geneva, Switzerland) — The Dominican Republic today requested formal consultations with Australia under the dispute settlement procedures of the World Trade Organization…
Press Release: Michigan House Committee Passes Cigar Tax Cap
July 18, 2012 (Lansing, MI) — The House Commerce Committee passed Senate Bill 1004, the 50-cent cigar tax cap legislation, by a vote of 12-2,…