Press Release: California’s Proposition 29 is Flawed, and Set to Repeat Mistakes
May 16, 2012 (Sacramento, CA) — In California, a pending ballot measure to raise tobacco taxes is being scrutinized by citizens. The initiative, Proposition 29, proposes a $1 tax increase for cigarettes as well as tax increases for premium cigars and pipe tobaccos. The initiative proposes to create a committee…
Press Release: State Legislature Again Dismisses Proposed State Smoking Ban
May 17, 2012 (Montgomery, AL) — In Alabama, the recent crusade against smokers and public smoking has hit a wall, it seems. Thanks to the…
Viaje Shows Off 5th Anniversary Cigar Band
On Wednesday afternoon, Andre Farkas showed off the all-white band of his new Viaje 5th Anniversary cigar via the Viaje Facebook page. No details on…
Weekly News (April 30, 2012)
Editor’s Note: The big news of the week? The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a FY13 bill that included language that would encourage the FDA to…
White House Petition Reaches 25,000 Signatures
The White House petition asking President Obama to tell the Food & Drug Administration not to regulate the premium cigar industry reached the required 25,000 signatures…
Weekly News (April 23, 2012)
Editor’s Note: This week we added a new sponsor, Defeat Prop 29. For those of you that don’t know, Prop 29 is a ballot measure…
Weekly News (April 16, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Last week a petition was started on whitehouse.gov as part of a partnership between CRA and IPCPR. The petition urges the Obama administration to…
Press Release: Davidoff to Host Inaugural Golden Band Awards
April 12, 2012 (Pinellas Park, FL) — Davidoff, the leading luxury tobacco brand has announced the inaugural Davidoff Golden Band Awards Show, honoring those Appointed…
Weekly News (March 26, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Today is a slightly different note. Legendary sports historian Bert Sugar passed away yesterday at 75. Bert was a noted boxing historian and…
Press Release: IPCPR Commits Resources to Defeat California Tax Increase Ballot Measure
March 20, 2012 — To assist in the defeat of Proposition 29, IPCPR is committing significant financial resources to help California’s IPCPR members and our…
Crowned Heads Slates “Project HG” For IPCPR 2012
Crowned Heads announced a formal code to its new non-Four Kicks line, “Project HG.” In an e-mail sent out earlier today, Jon Huber reiterated that…
