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FDA Commenting Period Ends Tomorrow
The deadline to submit a comment to the FDA regarding its proposed regulations of the premium cigar industry is tomorrow, July 25 at 11:59 P.M. EDT.
California To Continue Warning Labels Despite FDA Ruling
Manufacturers selling cigars in California will still be required to include warning labels on their products, even after a Washington D.C. judge delayed the FDA’s federal warning …
Marco Rubio, Bill Nelson Argue For Premium Cigar Exemption
Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson sent a letter to the FDA asking the agency spare the premium cigar industry from harmful regulation.
D.C. Judge Delays FDA Warnings
The cigar industry received a huge victory today as a Washington D.C. judge issued an injunction postponing the looming effective date for the FDA’s onerous warning label scheme …
Judge Changes Mind and Transfers Texas Lawsuit To Washington D.C.
In a shocking about-face, the judge overseeing the Texas cigar industry’s lawsuit against the FDA has reversed her own decision, opting instead to transfer the case to Washington …
17 Senators Pen Letter to FDA Urging Premium Cigar Exemption
A group of U.S. Senators have sent a bipartisan letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb requesting that the government agency in charge of regulating tobacco exempt premium …
Premium Cigar Industry Argues In Texas Court
The Texas cigar industry went to federal court to explain why premium cigars are distinct from other tobacco products.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules That States May Collect Taxes From Online Retailers
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today to grant states the authority to require online retailers to collect sales tax, overturning two decades of precedent and giving brick-and-mort…
Cigar Industry Appeals Court To Delay New FDA Warning Labels
The cigar industry has filed a motion asking a Washington D.C. court to stop the enforcement of the new FDA warning labels, or at the very least, delay their effective date.
