Weekly News (May 30, 2016)
Cigar News Black Label Trading Co. Hires National Sales Manager Black Patch Releases Two New Lines Cavalier of Geneva Entering U.S. Market Crux Ships Guild…
CAA, CRA & IPCPR Issue Joint Statement on FDA Regulations
It’s been three weeks since the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced its plans to regulate cigars. Now, the three largest cigar organizations—the Cigar Association…
Cigar Exemption, FDA Predicate Date Change Approved by Appropriations Committee (Update)
Cigar smokers got two wins at today’s meeting of the House of Representations Committee on Appropriations. The committee met for a markup meeting, a process…
West Virginia Tobacco Tax Increase Defated
An attempt to raise the taxes on tobacco products in West Virginia was defeated today. The House Finance Committee failed to advance SB 420, a…
Obama’s Proposed Budget Includes Near Doubling of Federal Cigar Tax
As part of the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2017, a new program called Preschool for All has been proposed with funding coming from an…
Bill to End Operation Choke Point Clears U.S. House of Representatives
A bill seeking to bring an end to Operation Choke Point, the government program launched in 2013 that seeks to disconnect certain businesses from the banking…
IPCPR Moves Into New Office Building
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) officially has a new home, as the organization announced that it has moved into its new…
Ten Questions for 2016
What a year it’s been. But enough reminiscing on that. It’s time for 2016 and before you move all of your 2014-purchased cigars into the…
Appropriations Bill Could Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Regulation
With a deadline to pass an appropriations bill quickly approaching in the U.S. Congress, a new ray of hope to exempt premium cigars from Food…
Proposed FDA Cigar Regulations Move to OMB
The date when smokers find out whether or not the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will regulate the cigar industry is getting closer and…
Operation Choke Point Targets Cigar Manufacturer, Two More Retailers
Operation Choke Point, the government program that seeks to keep select types of businesses out of the banking system, is once again targeting the cigar industry, and…
