Cody Carden

CRA Meets with OMB OIRA on FDA’s Flavored Cigar Ban

By Cody Carden / November 30, 2023

On Monday, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) met with representatives from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to discuss the implications of the…

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Fight against smoking: this bill which aims to dry up the cross-border market

By Cody Carden / November 29, 2023

Tobacco manufacturers would be required to deliver to different European countries stocks corresponding to their national consumption. The objective is to reduce tobacco consumption by drying up the cross-border market.…

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Florida Contemplates Outdoor Smoking Ban: Balancing Public Health and Personal Freedoms

By Cody Carden / November 29, 2023

Continuing the trend of implementing outdoor smoking bans across public spaces, Florida Representative Marie Woodson (D) introduced a measure in the state legislature on November 16th to prohibit smoking in…

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Impact of Missing Science on FDA-CTP Decisions

By Cody Carden / November 28, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (FDA-CTP) was founded in 2009 in order to regulate the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of tobacco products as designated by…

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Tory MPs could rebel on Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban — unless cigars are exempt

By Cody Carden / November 21, 2023

United Kingdom: Rishi Sunak plans to phase it out by raising the legal age to buy tobacco by one year every year from 2027. It means anyone born after January 1, 2009 —…

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CRA Meets with FDA Ombudsmen

By Cody Carden / November 16, 2023

Washington, DC – Yesterday, representatives from Cigar Rights of America (CRA) had a meeting with the Office of the Ombudsman at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) and the Ombudsman…

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Cultivating Excellence

By Cody Carden / November 16, 2023

The Connecticut River Valley’s Role in the Premium Cigar Industry by Cody Carden In the heart of New England, nestled between rolling hills and meandering riverbanks, lies the best-kept secret of…

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2023 Big Las Vegas Seminars: La Flor Dominicana—Father And Sons

By Cody Carden / November 10, 2023

New York: It was the middle of the afternoon, and most guests were already onto their second or even third cigar, when senior contributing editor Gordon Mott asked Litto Gomez of…

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2023 Big Smoke Las Vegas Seminars: The Three Faces Of Connecticut

By Cody Carden / November 10, 2023

New York: Many of us know Connecticut by its nickname the Nutmeg State, even while nutmeg trees have never been grown there. But the Big Smoke seminar The Three Faces…

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CDC Survey Shows Underage Smoking Rates at Historic Lows

By Cody Carden / November 7, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC (November 6, 2023) – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released the results of its annual survey on youth tobacco use, which found that underage use is falling to…

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