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Sep 14

Mehta Decision Provides CRA Support on the Hill

By Cody Carden – 9/14/2023 On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta fundamentally altered the tobacco regulation landscape when he struck down all U.S. Food & Drug Administration…

Aug 10

CRA Celebrates Historic Victory Against FDA

August 10, 2023 Yesterday’s final decision by US District Judge Amit P. Mehta in CAA et al v FDA (plaintiffs Cigar Association of America, Cigar Rights of America, and Premium…

Cigar Rights of America - Oppose Restrictive Cigar Smoking Bans

Aug 09

Premium Cigars Score A Victory As Federal Court Rules Against FDA

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt premium cigars from tobacco regulations that the Agency put in…

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April 19, 2023

California: A legislative bill that would have effectively put an end to the sale of tobacco in the Golden State has been stalled. Last week in the California State Legislature, Assembly Bill 935, which aimed to forever ban tobacco sales—including handmade cigars—from people born after January 1, 2007, was put on hold.

April 13, 2023

North Dakota: Washington, D.C. – Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of America (CRA) celebrate the passage of HB 1229 in North Dakota, which allows the establishment of cigar lounges in the state. Read the Press Release here.

April 13, 2023

North Dakota: Smoking in public places in North Dakota, banned by a ballot measure in 2012, is about to change somewhat.

April 10, 2023

Connecticut: Connecticut could allow new cigar bars for the first in 20 years under proposed legislation at the state Capitol, but health groups are once again lining up against the proposal.

April 7, 2023

North Dakota: You can’t smoke indoors in North Dakota. Whether that will change is up to the Governor. Both chambers of the Legislature have approved HB 1229, which would exempt cigar lounges from the state’s anti-smoking laws.

April 5, 2023

North Dakota: In recent years, efforts to legalize cigar lounges in North Dakota have become a recurring skirmish within a larger tug-of-war between libertarian-leaning lawmakers and public health advocates.

April 5, 2023

Montana: The Montana Senate is advancing a bill that would reduce taxes on “premium cigars” in the state. Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson is sponsoring Senate Bill 122, which would add premium cigars to a list of nicotine products that are exempt from the state’s 50% tax rate on tobacco products.

March 14, 2023

Wyoming: Cigars will continue to be taxed in Wyoming at their current rate of 20 percent. A bill seeking to cut that tax rate was watered down as it moved through the Legislature, but what remained of the bill was signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon last week.