Cigar News: Cigar Regulation Bill Moves to the Office of Management and Budget WASHINGTON, DC – Following a year of...
WASHINGTON, DC – On November 27, 2013, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and...
FDA Issues Deeming Regulation on Tobacco Products On April 24, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released proposed regulations...
The Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has announced a 30-day extension of the comment period for the proposed rule.
I thought I would take an opportunity to put down some of my thoughts and observations from the IPCRPR 2014 show that was held in Las Vegas this past week. Just to be clear, these are my thoughts and opinions and do not necessarily reflect those of Blind Man's Puff or any other member of the team here.
Bill That Would Have Ended Tax-Free Internet Cigar Sales Stalled Source: Cigar Aficionado Andrew Nagy Posted: November 7, 2013 Cigar...
WASHINGTON, DC — Recently, IPCPR President Finnie Helmuth, 1st Vice President Craig Cass, and others met with the Office of...
This is the first in a series of “Action Alerts” we will publish from the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) regarding the proposed deeming regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on tobacco products
WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - White House changes to proposed rules for tobacco products significantly weakened language detailing health risks from cigars and deleted restrictions that might have prevented online sales of e-cigarettes, published documents show.
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.”