FDA Pushes Forward on Cigar Regulation
The Food and Drug Administration’s effort to regulate the premium cigar industry took a step forward recently, as the proposed rule on regulating cigars has…
Weekly News (June 17, 2013)
Editor’s Note: If you are reading this from a mobile platform, you are probably saying “finally.” It’s been a while, but we’ve once again found…
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…
H.R. 792 Introduced to Protect Cigar Industry
Given that there is a new Congress, the legislative attempts to limit the effects of the Food and Drug Administration on the cigar industry needed…
Tobacco Plus Expo 2013
While the premium cigar industry tends to focus their attention on the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Convention and Trade Show, there are…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
