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NO TO NEW CIGAR TAXES!
September 22nd, 2021Help us send a loud, clear message to Washington You’ve probably heard about the budget that Congress is negotiating right now – the $3.5 Trillion that’s all over the news that’s supposed to fund infrastructure, childcare, education, and immigration. Unfortunately, legislators have tacked on a huge wish list of things…
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FLAVORED TOBACCO BAN UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY
September 2nd, 2020Bill is Also Amended to Include Exemption for Some Premium Cigars SACRAMENTO, CA – On Monday, August 24,…
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U.S. DISTRICT COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF CIGAR INDUSTRY
August 24th, 2020FDA's Premarket Review Process for Premium Cigars Was “Completely Mishandled” WASHINGTON, D.C. – On August 19, Judge Amit…
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JUDGE CRITICIZES FDA’S LEGAL STRATEGY & REGULATORY PLANS REGARDING DEFERMENT OF PREMIUM CIGAR APPROVAL PROCESS
August 12th, 2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2020 – Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the…
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House Bill H.R. 2339 Passes Exempting Premium Cigars, but Many Burdensome Restrictions Remain
March 5th, 2020On Friday, February 28th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the hotly debated H.R. 2339, the Reversing the…
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THE H.R. 2339 SAGA: HOW THE BILL MAY NOW AFFECT THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND CIGAR CONSUMERS
December 9th, 2019"Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019" Reveals New Regulations with Some Welcome News for Premium Cigars…
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Cigar Industry’s Biggest Manufacturers File a Joint Comment Seeking Exemption from FDA Regulation
July 23rd, 2019Proposed Substantial Equivalence Rules are inappropriate as applied to premium cigars. In a move opposing the Federal Drug…
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FDA Extends Public Commenting Period for Substantial Equivalence
June 25th, 2019New Deadline Has Been Moved to July 17, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the…
Read more »House Bill HR 1854 Would Exempt Premium Cigars From FDA Regulation
March 26th, 2019Bill Introduced by Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) Yesterday, "HR 1854," the Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs…
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FDA Delays November Deadline for Premium Cigar Testing Results
March 15th, 2019FDA Provided No Rule Saying How Tobacco Constituents Testing Would Be Done A November 8, 2019 deadline for…
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FDA Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, Resigns from Post
March 8th, 2019Wanting More Time to Spend with Family Cited as Main Reason On Tuesday, March 5, Dr. Scott Gottlieb,…
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FDA Looks to Ban Flavored Cigars and Menthol Cigarettes
November 20th, 2018This week the U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced its new regulations with regard to the e-cigarette and…
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Video – Sen. Marco Rubio Opens up about the Huge Impact FDA Regulations will have on the Premium Cigar Industry in the U.S.
July 31st, 2018U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida discusses the strong negative impact the FDA regulations are having on the…
Read more »Press Release — CRA & IPCPR Joint Statement on ANPRM Comment Filing
July 27th, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association ("IPCPR") and Cigar Rights of America…
Read more »Cigar Industry Applauds Victory as Judge Delays FDA Warnings
July 11th, 2018As the Cigar Association of America, et al. v. United States Food and Drug Administration lawsuit presses on,…
Read more »Judge Decides to Move Texas Cigar Industry Lawsuit to Washington D.C.
July 6th, 2018In a stunning reversal, Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson, who has been overseeing the Texas cigar industry's ongoing lawsuit…
Read more »Texas Cigar Industry Gets the ‘OK’ to Square Off with FDA
May 24th, 2018EAST TEXAS: Following a petition by a coalition of Texas cigar retailers and manufacturers, Texas Judge Kimberly C.…
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“Smacks of basic unfairness”: Despite Unsatisfactory Responses from FDA, Court Rules Against American Premium Cigar Industry
May 15th, 2018The FDA has notched a court win over the American premium cigar industry. The action comes in response…
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Cigar Trade Associations Now Pressuring Courts to Postpone FDA Requirements for Warning Labels and User Fees
April 23rd, 2018The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), Cigar Association of America (CAA) and Cigar Rights of…
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Tobacco Regulation: What You Can Say to the FDA About Cigars
April 11th, 2018In what can be viewed as the federal government's attempt at being fair, in March of this year,…
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