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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….

33 Members of Congress Request Investigation Into Operation Choke Point

In a letter sent today to the Inspector General of the United States, Michael Horowitz, as well as to the Office of Professional Responsibility, 33…

Operation Choke Point Targets Tobacco Retailers

While the cigar industry as a whole awaits FDA’s decision on how it plans to regulate premium cigars, tobacco retailers have a new and very…

IPCPR 2014: Crowned Heads

Crowned Heads let it be known in June that there would be a new fourth core line unveiled at the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show…

White House Changes to FDA Proposal Benefited Premium Cigar Efforts

While the premium cigar industry continues to lobby for support to protect itself from devastating proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…

What the FDA Comment Extension Means

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a 30-day extension to the comment period regarding the proposed regulation of cigars, e-cigarettes, pipe and…

FDA Extends Deeming Regulation Comment Period 30 Days

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a 30-day extension to the public comment period regarding the proposed regulation of cigars, e-cigarettes and…

IPCPR Hires Mark Pursell as CEO

Multiple sources confirmed to halfwheel that Mark Pursell has been hired as the next chief executive officer of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailer’s Association…