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CRA Issues Statement on PCA Trade Show

Cigar Rights of America, as a coalition of consumers, retail tobacconists and family-owned manufacturers of premium handmade cigars announced its support for the Premium Cigar Association trade show, as well as the legislative and regulatory agenda that has been forged by the two organizations. CRA Executive Director Glynn Loope stated, “CRA has been built by the traditional family-owned companies that manufacturer premium handmade cigars, and those same companies will support the 2020 Premium Cigar Association […]

January 11, 2020 by The Cigar Authority

New Study Documents Economic Harm of Premium Cigar Regulation

The following is a press release submitted by the Cigar Rights of America. A new report by Mangum Economics updates the out-of-date economic analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) regulation of premium handmade cigars, and estimates the number of U.S. jobs that will be lost because of the regulations. The report uses FDA’s own assumptions about the effects of the regulations and updates the calculations to use more recent government data. It also […]

December 3, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Rights of America Issues Statement On Warning Label Ruling

This morning Glynn Loope reached out to The Cigar Authority with the following statement. “On behalf of each manufacturer that has joined Cigar Rights of America in this fight against onerous and unjustified warning labels on artisan and culturally significant handmade cigar packaging, we applaud the decision by U.S. Federal Judge Amit Mehta. He recognized, as he noted in his May 2018 opinion that the warning label mandates of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration […]

July 6, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Bobby Newman of JC Newman Talks Premium Cigar Exemption With Rush Limbaugh

On Friday, June 8, 2018, Bobby Newman, executive vice president and third-generation owner of J.C. Newman Cigar Company, appeared on the Rush Limbaugh Show. Bobby described the devastating effect that FDA regulation is having on America’s historic premium cigar industry and his family’s 123-year-old cigar business to guest host Mark Steyn. He explained why premium cigars should be exempt from FDA regulation and urged the public to visit www.SaveCigarCity.com to submit comments to the FDA […]

June 12, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Today is International Cigar Smoking Day

On Thursday, May 31, cigar smokers around the world will take a stand against prohibition and celebrate the first International Enjoy a Cigar Day. The holiday proclaimed by Cigar Rights of Europe and Cigar Rights of America does not coincidentally fall on World No Tobacco Day. It is important to highlight cigars as a cultural asset, which as a luxury and indulgence product cannot be legally equated with cigarettes. For the freedom of choice for […]

May 31, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

IPCPR, CAA, and CRA Joint Statement on Passage of FY 19 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Today, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (“IPCPR”), Cigar Association of America (“CAA”), and Cigar Rights of America (“CRA”) were pleased to announce the adoption of language in the FY 2019 budget as approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations by a vote of 29 – 20 that works to protect premium cigars from overreaching and burdensome regulations, as proposed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The language addresses […]

May 16, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Agreement Reached on Suspension of Regulations Cigar & Pipe Advocacy Groups Announce Rule Deferment Pending Further Review

The following press release comes from Cigar Rights of America announcing an extension of upcoming compliance. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Since July 15, 2016, Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) have been pursuing litigation in federal court against the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging the FDA’s May 10, 2016 Rule deeming cigars and pipe tobacco to be tobacco products subject […]

May 1, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Rights of America Issues Legislative Update

The beginning of the New Year marks the opening of state capitols across the nation, as legislative bodies begin their deliberations for 2017. We are only in the opening days of January 2017, and already there are cigar related bills, both positive and negative, in almost a dozen states. CRA will work to keep you informed of legislation that we need to either support or defeat over the course of the coming weeks and months. With […]

January 13, 2017 by The Cigar Authority

Courts Rule Against FDA On Packaging Changes

In the District of Columbia District Court, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the FDA on a lawsuit over what constitutes a new product. The Lawsuit filed by Altria, Lorillard and Reynolds America argued what constituted a new product. According to the FDA, a new cigar band or change in packaging would constitute a new cigar and companies would need to file for substantial equivalence. The ruling states that a change in logo, colors, packaging and/or […]

August 17, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

Cigar Rights of American Announces The Stamp Program

Today, Cigar Rights of America unveiled a new program for its corporate sponsors and benefactors, as a means to recognize those companies which are assisting CRA with the organization’s legislative program, development of a national grassroots network of cigar patrons, and now litigation against federal regulatory oversight of premium cigars. CRA is launching “The Stamp” initiative leading into the 84th International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers trade show in Las Vegas next week. The stamp […]

July 21, 2016 by The Cigar Authority

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