Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016
As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…
Cigar Industry Lawsuit Against FDA Regulation Slated for July 2017
It will be several months before the premium cigar industry gets to plead its case against several points of contention with new regulation by the U.S….
IPCPR Announces New Federal Government Affairs Director
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) has announced that Daniel Trope will be the organization’s new director of federal government affairs. Trope…
IPCPR Raises Membership Dues for 2017
Today, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR), the cigar industry’s largest trade organization, announced that it would be raising dues effective Dec….
FDA Responds to Joint CAA/CRA/IPCPR Lawsuit
Yesterday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) responded to the lawsuit filed by three cigar industry trade groups. In July, the Cigar Association of…
Kip Talley Leaves IPCPR
Kevin “Kip” Talley has left the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR). Talley most recently served as the organization’s senior director of federal legislative affairs….
CAA, CRA & IPCPR File Lawsuit Over FDA’s Regulation of Cigars
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) have a filed a lawsuit in…
IPCPR Adds Lunchtime Seminars to Trade Show
As part of the modernization efforts for the IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) has added lunchtime…
Cigar Trade Groups Plan Lawsuit Against FDA
The Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers’ Association (IPCPR) will file a lawsuit by…
Chicago Tobacco Tax Increase Delayed
A proposed tobacco tax increase in Chicago that was scheduled to go into effect on July 1 has been delayed, as the city has agreed…
Iwan Ries & Co. Leads Lawsuit to Block Chicago Tobacco Tax Increase
On Tuesday, a group led by historic Chicago cigar retailer Iwan Ries & Co. filed a legal challenge to the city of Chicago’s pending tobacco tax…
