While the industry waits to see what direction CAA, CRA and IPCPR will take with the FDA Regulations slated to take effect on August 8th, a Premium Cigar company has filed a lawsuit against the FDA. The lawsuit filed by Frank Herrera on behalf of Enrique Fernando Sanchez Icaza and Global Premium Cigars, LLC makers of the brand 1502, is suing based on the 1st and 5th Amendment. The main points of contention surround the predicate date […]
This week on The Cigar Authority we light up a cigar from the care package, the Fleur de la Reine. In the first hour we smoke the Natural and in the second hour we fire up the Maduro… We will also take a look at some of the brands that have been around since before the predicate day of February 2007. All this and more on Memorial Day Weekend live from Seabrook, NH Next Podcast: What’s […]
Each week we share some of the news that comes across our desk about upcoming legislation.. The week we have a lawsuit in the United States and legislation in Arizona, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Utah and Canada. United States – Altria Group has sued federal health regulators over a portion of the looming FDA regulations that prohibits the use of the word mild for cigars. According to the civil complaint, Altria says the rule violated the […]
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 […]
In a blog posting on the official website for Illusione Cigars, Dion Giolito the President of the company addressed the future of Illusione. The posting titled, “Forces Beyond Your Kontrol” stated: “In lieu of current FDA rulings, we have come to the decision that we are 100% committed to you the retailer and the Cigar Industry respectively. At this time, we are moving forward to maintain all brands within the illusione portfolio and will submit […]
The Center for Tobacco Products is offering a series of webinars to help industry understand a recently finalized rule extending the FDA’s authority to all tobacco products. Under the rule, which is often referred to as the “deeming rule,” the FDA’s authority covers products such as e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and pipe tobacco, among others. Some of the webinars are designed for specific audiences—tobacco retailers, vape shops, or manufacturers and importers, for example—to help them […]
Cigar Smokers come in all shapes and sizes, big and small, fat and thin, rich and poor, and old and young but always over 18. Walk into any cigar shop across America and you’ll meet people from all walks of life. From Laborers to Lawyers, Doctors to Dump Truck Drivers, Retirees to the Handicapped and everything in between. In the cigar shop, the cigar is the great equalizer and in a cigar shop everyone is […]
Are you a Baller? Tune in with your Entourage as we welcome to the show Rob Weiss who is an actor, director, producer and writer for shows like Entourage and Ballers, not to mention the movie American Psycho. We’ll smoke the cigars he helped bring to market with Camacho in the best interview ever with Rob Weiss. In the first hour we will light up BG Meyer Standard Issue and in the second hour 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 […]
There is some support for tobacco in the United States Congress, especially from Congressman Tom Cole who is helping the fight against the nanny state with his support of FY17. In a press release Congressman Cole states, “The FDA’s announcement today that it plans to regulate all tobacco products is just another example of the Obama Administration’s regulatory overreach and nanny-state mentality,” said Cole. “This regulation takes an overly-broad approach to regulating these products. While we can […]