Flavored Cigars

Gov. Phil Scott said that he struggled with whether to sign the law, but felt that it was inconsistent to ban the sales of flavored tobacco products and flavored e-liquids when products like marijuana edibles are legal.

FDA is once again getting sued for not banning tobacco products quickly enough. Of note, technically, this lawsuit only applies to the menthol cigarette ban and not the flavored cigar ban.

The proposed ban, which has been debated for the past six years, took a step forward this week.

Attorneys general from 18 states, two U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have sent the Biden administration a letter urging the White House to quickly act on banning the sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

The highest court in the land will allow California’s ban to stand.

Get out your red pens, it’s grading time.

The new timeline suggest the final rules could be announced in March 2024, but it’s unclear whether that will happen.

If passed, the new bill would ban the sale of all flavored cigars in Michigan.

Earlier this week, the two groups met with government officials regarding the upcoming flavored cigar ban.

This is one of the final steps before the bans can go into effect.

While there are no major policy changes, these announcement serve as a reminder that the Biden White House supports FDA’s plans to ban the sales of flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes.