Cody Carden
60 Years After the Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking: Unraveling the Myth of Cigars and Cigarettes
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Read MoreWashington, DC: While the cigar industry awaits to see whether a federal appeals court will uphold a ruling that mostly prevents FDA from regulating “premium cigars,” a new resolution has been introduced…
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Cigar Rights of America (CRA), a consumer-based public advocacy group committed to safeguarding the interests of premium cigar manufacturers, retailers, and consumers, presents this statement in opposition to a proposal…
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On December 6th, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published its Fall 2023 Unified Agenda outlining upcoming regulations that federal agencies plan to undertake. The report includes five proposed…
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