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International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association

FDA Issues Guidance on Three-Month Extension for Deeming Regulations

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document clarifying the three-month extension to future deadlines as part of the deeming regulations….

FDA Is Not “Suspending Enforcement” of Cigar, E-Cigarette Regulation

Earlier today The Washington Post published an article titled, FDA suspends enforcement of stricter standards for e-cigarette, cigar industry. While that would be a big win for…

FDA Pushing Back All Regulation Deadlines By Three Months

It’s been almost a year since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled its plans to regulate premium cigars, pipe tobacco, e-cigarettes and other tobacco…

IPCPR 2018 to be Hosted at Las Vegas Convention Center

The 2018 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show will be hosted a the Las Vegas Convention Center. It will be the second year in a row…

FDA Lawsuit Delayed Until Aug. 30

The lawsuit filed by three cigar industry trade groups against the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and its regulation of cigars has been pushed back….

Four States File Brief Opposing FDA Cigar Regulation

Last night, the states of Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan and Texas filed an amicus curiae brief opposing the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of premium…

CAA, CRA & IPCPR Petition for Summary Judgment in FDA Lawsuit

Yesterday, attorneys representing the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) filed…

Chicago OTP Tax Declared Illegal

Chicago’s taxes will not be going up. The Circuit Court of Cook County has ruled that the tax on other tobacco products (OTP), including cigars, is…

Bill Introduced in Congress to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA

Once again, there is a bill in Congress that would exempt premium cigars from regulation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Bill Posey,…

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…

IPCPR 2017 Changes Venue & Dates

The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced that it is moving both the location and dates of its upcoming convention and trade…