It has been a little over two weeks since FDA released the Final Rule regulating cigars and other tobacco products. The 499-page rule is complex and raises as many questions as it answers. As the three industry trade associations have said, issuance of the Final Rule is the beginning of a long process. We are issuing this joint letter to advise members of actions we’re taking on behalf of the entire industry. We have all […]
According to Danny Moya, co-owner of Moya Ruiz cigars, “Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government. A symbolic or ritualistic violation of the law. Henry David Thoreau’s image was chosen because of his essay on civil disobedience which influenced the political thoughts and actions of such figures as Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Given the current state our industry is in we […]
In light of the recent news delivered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding total regulation of the premium cigar industry, our family has decided to take action, but we need your help. We cannot do this alone. Earlier this year, we decided to introduce to market a specialty grade organic coffee from Honduras. Our family has been in the coffee business since 1933 in Honduras. Our new line “Kafie 1901 Coffee” is intended […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) Center for Tobacco Products released their 499 page final rule that would deem additional tobacco products subject to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (“Tobacco Control Act”). Under today’s release, premium cigars have been deemed and will be subjected to the “option 1” regulatory framework, which in some respects treats premium cigars […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration and Related Agencies released the fiscal year 2017 Agriculture Appropriations, which included language addressing the issue of premium cigars and proposed FDA regulation. Cigar Rights of America applauds the language included by the committee that seeks to protect small businesses and the freedom of adult consumers throughout the nation. The language contained within the bill, and […]
In addition to the following email sent to the supporters of the CRA; The Cigar Rights of America has also shared how they plan to go about the potential regulations. We have omitted that from this posting. From the CRA: Today, The White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) – Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs published that they have received a Draft Final Rule for deeming cigars subject to federal regulation. As you […]
The city of New York banned smoking in parks, beaches, and in Times Square five years ago. However, there is one place you can still legally smoke in a park, and that is Paley Park. This Friday, May 22, 2015 starting at 5pm you are invited to join William C. Paley. La Palina Cigars and Cigar Rights of America for this special event. To attend the event you must be at least 21 years of […]
As has become tradition the last few years a group of manufacturers, retailers IPCPR and Cigar Rights get together in Washington DC. The purpose of the trip is to walk the halls of the US Capitol and talk to various senators and members of the house and help get the message across about premium cigars. Each week our website is filled with news about proposed smoking bans, increases in OTP taxes and the general loss […]