Mark Mann Joins IPCPR Staff
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced the hiring of Mark Mann as the organization’s new exhibit and sponsorship account manager,…
House Appropriations Committee Passes Legislation That Would Change FDA Regulation Date for Cigars
The cigar industry got one of its largest wins on a federal level in a while today when the U.S. House Appropriations Committee passed the FY…
Ohio Senate Moving Forward With Proposed Budget, Capped Cigar Tax Change (Update)
Last night, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee passed an over 4,000-page version of the proposed two-year $71.3 billion operating budget, which would change the price…
Cigar Tax Hike Stopped in Louisiana
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has announced that it has successfully defeated a proposed tax hike on cigars and pipes in…
Newest FDA Guidelines Not For Cigars
Last week, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) noted that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had updated a March 2015…
IPCPR Convention & Trade Show 2016, July 24-28 in Las Vegas
While New Orleans will play host to the largest premium cigar trade show this year, it’s only a temporary thing. A representative of the International Premium…
New Federal Tax on Cigars Proposed
Earlier today, four Senators announced the Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act (TTERA), which they claim will help combat the illegal tobacco trade and discourage…
Senate Bill to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA Introduced
There’s a new Congress, a new House bill regarding cigar regulation and now a bill in the Senate. Yesterday, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., introduced S.441,…
New Orleans Passes Smoking Ban (Update)
New Orleans has a smoking ban. This morning, the New Orleans City Council took up the hotly contested issue of whether or not to ban…
New Orleans City Council to Hold First Vote On Smoking Ban Today
Today’s the day for the New Orleans City Council to hold its first vote on a proposed smoking ban that would effectively ban smoking in all public…
IPCPR Announces New Washington, D.C. Headquarters
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announced on Wednesday that it will be moving into a new Washington, D.C. headquarters this summer….
