Ten Questions for 2021
There are less than a dozen hours of the year—the year—remaining. As I’ve done at this point of each year for over a decade, it’s…
John Miller Succeeds Javier Estades as Cigar Association of America Chairman
Javier Estades has ended has term as the chairman of the Cigar Association of America (CAA), one of the main cigar lobbying groups. Estades—whose day…
Court Vacates FDA’s Cigar Warning Label Requirement
The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia has vacated FDA’s warning label requirements for cigars and pipe tobacco. If that sounds familiar, it’s…
Ballot Referendum Planned for California’s Flavored Tobacco Ban
Last month, California passed a ban on flavored tobacco that will prohibit the sale of most flavored tobacco products in the state. As is this…
California Assembly Unanimously Approves Flavored Tobacco Ban with Premium Cigar Exemption
A flavored tobacco ban has been unanimously approved by the California Assembly, advancing the legislation and setting up negotiations between the Assembly and Senate to…
Cigar Industry, FDA Due Back in D.C. Court Tomorrow
The cigar industry and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration will meet in virtual federal court tomorrow afternoon to discuss FDA’s plans to defer premium…
Cigar Industry, FDA Meet in Court Ahead of September Substantial Equivalence Deadline
Attorneys for the cigar industry and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) were back in federal court to present arguments about whether part or…
Six Thoughts: Appeals Court Strikes Down All FDA Cigar & Pipe Warning Labels
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) could not require…
District Court Strikes Down FDA Warning Labels for All Cigars & Pipes
In a move that could end up being a mixed bag for premium cigar smokers, a federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Food…
FDA Tells Court It Won’t Delay September Substantial Equivalence Deadline
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is not planning on delaying the current Sept. 9, 2020 deadline by which cigar companies will have to…
Eight Cigar Companies & Two Cigar Trade Groups Seek Indefinite Delay of FDA Substantial Equivalence Due to Coronavirus
A new motion has been filed in one of the lawsuits related to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of cigars, this time…
