Today, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee considered the FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill which passed 29-21. The legislation will now be schedule for consideration on the House Floor. Included in this bill was a provision to make a technical change to the Tobacco Control Act, affecting the regulation of premium cigars, pipe tobacco, and other tobacco products.
WASHINGTON, DC – A group of bi-partisan House of Representative Members of Congress has sent a letter to both the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility requesting an investigation into Operation Choke Point. The letter was sent on Thursday, October 16, 2014 and signed by thirty-three Representatives. As the letter notes, Operation Choke Point has been targeting, “non-deposit lending industry, pawnbrokers, firearms and ammunition manufacturers and retailers, and tobacco retailers.”
FDA Issues Deeming Regulation on Tobacco Products On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed regulations...
Columbus, GA- The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) is acquiring a headquarters property in Washington, DC.
On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed regulations to extend the authority of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, to additional tobacco products. This can have a major impact on the cigar industry along with the other tobacco products that the FDA is targeting.
Souce: Cigar Aficionado Andrew Nagy Posted: November 20, 2013 It’s official: In 180 days it will be illegal for anyone...