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…
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…
Scott Gottlieb Nominated as FDA Commissioner
Scott Gottlieb, a former health care executive who is currently serving as a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will be named the new commissioner of…
Trump Signs New Regulatory Limits; Cigar Regulations Not Affected
This morning, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to limit the amount of government regulations. The exact text of the executive order requires…
Trump Issues Regulatory Freeze, Likely Doesn’t Affect FDA Cigar Regulations
Last night, Reince Priebus, chief of staff for President Donald Trump, issued a memorandum announcing the new administration’s freeze on pending regulations. In short, the…
Ten Questions for 2017
It’s back. Despite whatever Patrick Lagreid might think, I think I did a B+ job on the Ten Questions for 2016 and as such, I…
House Freedom Caucus Calls on Trump to Repeal FDA Regulation of Cigars
It should come as no surprise that a number of laws and regulations will be challenged by the incoming legislature and Trump administration, but now…
Trump Taps Cigar Friendly Congressman for Health and Human Services Head
Rep. Tom Price, R-Georgia, has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Department Health and Human Services (HHS), the government department that…
What Does a Trump Win Mean for Cuban Cigars in the U.S.?
As mentioned on Wednesday, more remains uncertain than certain about what the new president of the United States will do. Cuba and Cuban cigars remains…
What the Election Results Mean for Cigar Smokers
No matter the results of the election, this article starts with the same disclosure: there are much larger issues in America than cigars. That said,…
