Press Release: NY IPCPR Members Will Find Huge Savings Starting This Holiday Season
December 6, 2013 (Columbus, Ga.)–The IPCPR state affiliate, the New York Tobacconist Association (NYTA), in a joint effort with the Cigar Association of America (CAA)…
Press Release: White House Updates Regulatory Agenda on Cigars
November 27, 2013 (Washington, DC) — On November 27, 2013, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs…
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…
Press Release: Arkansas Tax Cap Takes Effect
October 2, 2013 (Little Rock, Ark.) — Yesterday, the Arkansas premium cigar tax cap went into effect. Earlier this year working with CAA and the…
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,…
Minnesota Raises Cigar Tax, Adds Cap
A state with some of the highest taxes on cigars is getting a tax hike, and at least one retailer is calling it a victory….
IPCPR Restructuring to Better Address Legislative Efforts
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association is about to embark on a bit of restructuring as they seek to better address their legislative…
Arkansas Caps Cigar Tax
Governor Mike Beebe signed House Bill 1531 into law on Tuesday morning, which caps the excise tax on cigars at 50 cents per cigar effective…
Press Release: IPCPR Opposes Excise Tax Increase Legislation in New Mexico
February 27, 2013 (Columbus, Ga.) — House Bill (H.B.) 428, proposes increasing the state’s Other Tobacco Products (OTP) excise tax (the tax levied on tobacco products…
IPCPR Cancels Proposed Consumer Day, Raises Dues
In a letter sent out to its members this morning, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association announced the proposed consumer day for the…
No Enforcement While Georgia Reviews Tobacco Purchasing Bill
It was announced on Friday that the provisions of a Georgia House Bill that would have required in-state retailers to only purchase tobacco products from out-of-state…
