Cody Carden

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) operates under a congressional mandate to focus on population-level health risks around smoking. Recently, a piece of research, and the subsequent media…

As recently reported in Barrons and Reuters, there has been a global decline in tobacco use in recent years. While the overall consumption is down across tobacco products, premium cigar…

Hawaii: Hawaii’s Senate Bill 148 has sparked a debate, both within the state and beyond, as it seeks to impose a generational tobacco ban. While the bill aims to reduce…

Washington, DC: Sixty years ago, the Surgeon General’s report on smoking marked a pivotal moment in public health awareness. The findings linked cigarette smoking to serious health issues, leading to…

Washington, DC: The Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s (TPA) Consumer Center has accused the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) of neglecting science and consumer rights while pursuing…

Washington, DC: The Chevron Doctrine, a legal principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., has played a…

Virginia – 2023 has been an inflection point for the premium cigar industry. The Mehta Decision represents the largest tobacco regulatory rollback in American history, and has resulted in an…

Virginia – The Board of Directors of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Copperman as the organization’s new executive director. This decision comes after an extensive search…

Washington, DC: United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Rand Paul (R-KY) joined forces in a bipartisan appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center…

Washington, DC: On December 18, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) released a five-year Strategic Plan, setting out its current thinking about priorities in tobacco…