Weekly News (September 24, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Much of the discussion from the earlier portion of the week was dominated by Dr. Paul Garmirian and comments he made to The…
CRA Announces Two More U.S. Reps Co-sponsoring H.R. 1639
Cigar Rights of America announced on Friday that two more members of the U.S. House of Representatives have joined on as co-sponsors of H.R. 1639,…
Press Release: 14th Cosponsor Signs on to S. 1461
September 20, 2012 — Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) signed on as a cosponsor of S. 1461, the companion bill of H.R. 1639 yesterday. The bills,…
Weekly News (August 13, 2012)
Editor’s Note: Another light rendition of the news. Our IPCPR coverage will wrap up this week, including the big IPCPR round-up post. In the mean…
Weekly News (June 18, 2012)
Editor’s Note: It will be a busy week at halfwheel and likely busy up until the trade show. I’m not sure if it’s entirely necessary….
Press Release: S. 1461 Gains 12th Cosponsor
June 14, 2012 – With the addition of Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, S. 1461 is now at 12 cosponsors. The sister bill…
Senate Moves Closer to FDA Regulation of Cigars
In the same week that saw a joint CRA/IPCPR petition reach its 25,000 signature goal, cigar smokers got some very bad news regarding efforts to…
Weekly News (January 30, 2012)
Editor’s Note: And it was supposed to be a slow week in the cigar world. What seemed destined to be a rather quiet week turned…