CRA Updates
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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On July 14, the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health convened a hearing on two bills that aim to outlaw the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products, including premium…
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On August 4, Cigar Rights of America (CRA), alongside the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and the Cigar Association of America (CAA), co-hosted a cigar reception at the Legacy Club in…
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On July 14, Cigar Rights of America submitted formal comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) entitled “Ensuring Lawful…
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Arturo Fuente’s FuenteFuente OpusX 20th Anniversary Believe Honored with Robb Report Monaco and Cote D’Azur’s Best of the Best Cigar of the Year Award WASHINGTON D.C. – July 18, 2025…
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Last month, Cigar Rights of America joined industry leaders Jorge Padrón of Padrón Cigars and Cory Bappert of Oliva Cigar Company for multiple full days of advocacy meetings on Capitol…
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