Cody Carden
The Failure to Adapt: How the WHO Is ‘Poisoning Good Science’—and What’s at Stake for Premium Cigars
At a global forum in Brussels, Clive Bates, Director of Counterfactual and a longtime public health advocate, delivered a blunt warning: the World Health Organization’s approach to tobacco control is…
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On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register titled “Tobacco Product Standard for Nicotine Yield of Cigarettes and Certain…
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This month, Mexico’s Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit proposed sweeping tax increases on products deemed harmful or unhealthy. This proposal includes significant tax hikes on tobacco products as part…
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On September 23rd, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) formally requested a delay in the rollout of California’s Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL) in a letter to the Attorney General. In the…
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (September 23, 2025) – Today, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) sent a letter to the Office of the Attorney General of California (AG) regarding the Department of Justice’s (DOJ)…
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Over the summer, while Congress was on its annual August recess and Members were back in their districts meeting with constituents, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) stayed hard at work.…
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The Latest Ruling On August 29th, Judge Lisa G. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia struck down the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA)…
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Earlier this year, the Dutch government proposed a plan to impose plain packaging requirements on premium cigars. Under the draft proposal, all cigar boxes would have to be covered in…
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The long fight over FDA’s push to regulate premium cigars shows what happens when science gets ignored and politics take over. For years, CRA has pointed to government-backed research proving…
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California has never been shy about wielding its regulatory pen, but its latest maneuver demonstrates just how far officials are willing to stretch their authority. On August 6th, the California…
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