CRA Updates

The Maldives, a tiny island nation located in the Indian Ocean, became the world’s first country to implement a Nicotine-Free Generation (NFG) policy on November 1st.  In adopting the policy,…

In early October, South Hadley, Massachusetts, became the 18th town in the Commonwealth to adopt a Nicotine Free Generation (NFG) policy. The unanimous vote by the town board of health…

Cigar Rights of America extends our thanks to the generous donors who contributed during the recent Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) Annual Meeting. Your support directly strengthens our mission to…

The premium cigar industry is facing two distinct and severe threats that, together, represent the most significant challenge to the premium cigar business in a generation. On one front, a…

The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, has become the latest jurisdiction to target so-called “smoke shop proliferation,” advancing a draft zoning amendment that could impose sweeping distance and use restrictions on…

The regulatory ground is shifting for the tobacco industry. On October 16th, the Town Council of Tiburon, California, voted unanimously on the first reading of an ordinance that proposes an…

On October 15th, the South Hadley Board of Health became the latest Massachusetts municipality to adopt a Nicotine Free Generation (NFG) policy. In a unanimous vote following a contentious public…

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…

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…

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…