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Jan 05

CRA Announces New Executive Director, Mike Copperman

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…

Dec 28

Senators Call for FDA Action on Tobacco Harm Reduction

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…

Dec 26

CTP Announces Five-Year Strategic Plan with Little New Policy

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…

Dec 19

Resolution to Exempt Premium Cigars

Washington, DC: A resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would remove the Food and Drug Administration’s authority to regulate premium cigars, according to Halfwheel. Cigar Rights of America (CRA)…

Dec 08

House Resolution Introduced To Exempt Premium Cigars From FDA Regulation

Washington, 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…

Dec 07

OMB OIRA Publishes Fall 2023 Unified Regulatory Agenda

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…

Dec 06

Lone cigar bar in Minneapolis fighting to stay open amid potential tobacco regulations

Minnesota: The City of Minneapolis is taking aim at a tobacco loophole which would force its only cigar bar to close. The city council is set to vote this week…

Nov 30

CRA Meets with OMB OIRA on FDA’s Flavored Cigar Ban

On Monday, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) met with representatives from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to discuss the implications of the…

Nov 28

Impact of Missing Science on FDA-CTP Decisions

Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (FDA-CTP) was founded in 2009 in order to regulate the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of tobacco products as designated by…

Nov 16

CRA Meets with FDA Ombudsmen

Washington, DC – Yesterday, representatives from Cigar Rights of America (CRA) had a meeting with the Office of the Ombudsman at the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) and the Ombudsman…