FDA Preparing Report on Raising Minimum Age for Tobacco Use
As part of their increasing regulation of the tobacco industry, the Food and Drug Administration is quickly approaching the release of a pair of reports,…
U.S. Senate Rejoins Fight to Protect Cigars from FDA Regulation
The United States Senate has officially rejoined the fight to protect cigars from FDA legislation, as the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act…
Arkansas Legislator Proposes Statewide Smoking Ban
A sweeping statewide smoking ban has been introduced in the Arkansas legislature and was quickly sent to committee for its first hearing. Arkansas HB 2119 modifies…
Statewide Smoking Ban Proposed in Kentucky
Cigar Rights of America issued an advisory on Thursday regarding a bill that would implement a statewide smoking ban in Kentucky and contain no provisions for…
Editorial: The Ten Questions for 2013
I think this might be my favorite article to write and publish. It takes a lot of time, but despite what my Twitter account might…
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…
CRA Announces Two More U.S. Reps Co-sponsoring H.R. 1639
Cigar Rights of America announced on Friday that two more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have joined on as co-sponsors of H.R. 1639,…
Weekly News (June 25, 2012)
Editor’s Note: After a few weeks of craziness, we seem to be catching up. There are a few technical changes being introduced to the site,…
The Cigar Industry Reacts to Prop. 29’s Defeat
The cigar industry made no secret of their feelings of relief in the wake of the expected defeat of Proposition 29 in California, a proposal…
Weekly News (June 18, 2012)
Editor’s Note: It will be a busy week at halfwheel and likely busy up until the trade show. I’m not sure if it’s entirely necessary….
CRA/IPCPR set to meet with Vice President Biden Today
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announced that representatives from their organization and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) would be meeting with…
