CRA Updates

On June 17th, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) met with María Isabel Castillo, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the United States, in a meeting aimed at…

Europe’s Push for Steep Tobacco Tax Hikes European policymakers are considering the first major increase in tobacco excise duties in over a decade. The European Commission is proposing a staggering…

In today’s complex political environment, the premium cigar industry faces a wide range of legislative and policy challenges at both the state and federal levels. Addressing these issues effectively requires…

Last year, we published an article about the use of “thirdhand smoke” as a policy trigger within tobacco control. At the time, we noted that while the U.S. Food and…

Connecticut’s General Assembly recently saw the introduction of a set of bills that represent a troubling shift in state policy—one that could lead to some of the most restrictive tobacco…

In February, CRA reported on the introduction of sweeping flavor bans in Washington and Hawaii that were poised to do more harm than good and blurred the lines between mass-market…

Last month, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL), joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, introduced H.R. 2111 – “Cutting the Invasive Government’s Arbitrary Regulations (CIGAR) Act”, a bill that would bring…

Efforts to curb tobacco use through prohibitionist policies have once again failed to deliver results. A recent report from a Massachusetts task force found that the illicit market for flavored…

Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is preparing our comment to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), challenging its proposed rule limiting nicotine content in tobacco products (the Nicotine Rule). This…

On Monday, March 3rd, President Trump announced his intention to move forward with 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, effective Tuesday, March 4. Under this plan, all imports…