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New York State Raising Cigar Taxes This Fall
New York state lawmakers passed a $177 billion budget for 2021 that includes a tax rate of 75 percent of a cigar’s wholesale price—one of the highest cigar tax rates in the United …
FDA Asks Court for Extension of Key Product Deadline Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a motion in court requesting a 120-day extension of the premarket application deadline for cigars and other tobacco products that is …
Cigar Industry Petitions for Six-Month Delay from Upcoming Substantial Equivalence Deadline
Due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, leading lobbying groups for the handmade cigar industry have filed a joint petition with the U.S. government for a six-month stay …
Cigar Industry Argues For Relief From Key Product Approval Deadline
As an important product approval deadline looms, the cigar industry asked a trio of circuit court judges this morning for relief.
House Passes ‘Historic’ Bill Exempting Premium Cigars from Internet Sales, Premarket Review—But There’s a Catch
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last Friday that aspires to curtail youth use of tobacco products with strict new regulations. However, premium cigars are exempt …
Trump’s Budget Would Create New Tobacco Regulation Agency
President Trump presented a $4.8 trillion budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year that calls for the creation of a new agency to focus on tobacco regulation, a move that would …
D.C. Judge Strikes Down Warning Labels for Premium Cigars
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wanted to place oversized warning labels on premium cigar packaging when it published its Final Deeming Rule four years ago, but earlier …
Florida Lawmaker Files Measure Urging Members to Support Cigar-Exemption Bills
Rep. Anthony Sabatini (R-32) introduced a memorial bill yesterday in the Florida House that encourages his fellow lawmakers to support two federal bills that would protect premium …
Tobacco 21: Retailers Respond
With the stroke of a pen, the legal age to buy tobacco anywhere in the U.S. became 21 immediately after President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on December 20—and …