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Cigar Trade Groups Respond to FDA: “Eliminate User Fees and Unfair Warning Labels”
April 10th, 2018In response to the FDA’s recent requests from the public for opinions and data, the premium cigar industry’s leading trade groups have filed a petition against the FDA in favor of removing costly user fees and discriminatory warning label restrictions. On March 26th, the FDA announced an Advanced Notice of…
Read more »New York State Excludes Cigar Tax From 2019 Executive Budge
April 5th, 2018In a move that has cigar smokers in New York State breathing a sigh of relief, the State's…
Read more »FDA to Reconsider Stance on Premium Cigars
March 27th, 2018Administration Seeks Public Input & Additional Data on Premium Cigar Use FDA continues to overhaul its tobacco policy…
Read more »Premium Cigars Take Center Stage During Budget Hearing
February 15th, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEBRUARY 15, 2018 -- Yesterday, White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick…
Read more »Texas Tobacconists and Manufacturers File New Lawsuit Against FDA
January 12th, 2018On Thursday, January 11th a group of Texas-based tobacconists and premium cigar manufacturers filed a lawsuit against the…
Read more »Cigar Industry Lobbying Groups File in U.S District Court on FDA Deeming Rules
October 11th, 2017Warning Labels and User Fees are Listed Among Biggest Objections On Tuesday, October 3, the Cigar Association of America…
Read more »FDA User Fees Slated for Increase in Fiscal Year 2018
October 2nd, 2017 Center for Tobacco Products Plans on Increasing Assessment to Reach $712m by FY2019 October 1, 2017, marked…
Read more »House Bill H.R. 3354 Goes to Senate in Hopes of S.294 Passage
September 28th, 2017White House Confirms, if Passed, President Trump Would Be Advised to Make It Law Now that the U.S.…
Read more »House Passes H.R. 3354 Exempting Premium Cigars from FDA Language
September 27th, 2017FDA Could Be Restricted from Using Funds to Regulate Premium Cigars in Fiscal 2018 By a vote of…
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FDA Announces New Comprehensive Plan for Premium Cigar Regulation
July 31st, 2017Pre-Market Application Deadline Extended for Cigars, Pipe Tobacco, and E-Cigarettes FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that the FDA…
Read more »Senators from Both Sides of the Aisle Agree On Premium Cigar Exemption
July 24th, 2017 On Tuesday, July 18, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee hearing heard from leading Senators on both sides…
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House Subcommittee Passes FDA Premium Cigar Exemption Language
July 5th, 2017On Wednesday, June 28, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture moved ahead with legislation that includes a rider…
Read more »Sen. Rubio Grills FDA Commissioner Gottlieb During Hearings on Premium Cigar Deeming Regulations
June 23rd, 2017Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the newly-appointed commissioner of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, recently testified before the Senate…
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Say NO to the Marketplace Fairness Act – Say YES to a Tax-Free Internet
June 21st, 2017Washington wants more of your cigar money. We don’t think that’s fair. New legislation is coming that would give…
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Pennsylvania House Bill 1309 Would Ban Smoking in Cigar Stores Statewide
May 24th, 2017Cigar Bars, Private Clubs, and Casinos, Among Other Venues Would Also Be Affected Earlier this month, in a…
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New Head of FDA Confirmed – Dr. Scott Gottlieb
May 9th, 2017Dr. Scott Gottlieb has been confirmed as the next head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Voting…
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AGREEMENT REACHED ON SUSPENSION OF FDA REGULATIONS
May 2nd, 2017“Deeming Rule” Compliance Deadlines Postponed Pending Further FDA Regulations Review In the context of the litigation that tobacco…
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FDA Funded Study Shows Children Are NOT Smoking Premium Cigars
April 24th, 2017An FDA funded study published by The New England Journal of Medicine shows that children in the United States…
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FDA Lawsuit Delayed 30 Days
March 21st, 2017The FDA and cigar trade group delays the FDA lawsuit by 30 days. FDA lawsuit: On March 21,…
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Government Watchdog Group Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Premium Cigar Industry
February 22nd, 2017Premium Cigar Industry News “Common sense appears to be dead at the FDA,” says Patrick Massari, assistant vice…
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