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Oct 28

New Site Highlights Mission of Cigar Advocacy Group

Cigar Rights of America site packed with information on membership benefits, consumer events and grassroots support Alexandria, VA, DATE: Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has launched a new website with…

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Sep 07

CRA Leadership Brings Message to PCA Event in Vegas

The Cigar Rights of America leadership was recently in Las Vegas to attend and speak at the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) annual event. The event, which took place July 9-13…

Cigar Rights of America Office - Become a Member Today

Sep 07

How to Take Action for Your Cigar Rights

Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is the first and only grassroots, consumer-based public advocacy group fighting to protect cigar enthusiasts’ rights. The group focuses on updating the community, shop owners…

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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.

February 27, 2023

West Virginia: While cruising through a long list of bills during a Saturday floor session, the House of Delegates debated at length and divided sharply on a bill to allow resorts to set up cigar bars or lounges.

February 13, 2023

Connecticut: Connecticut’s cigar lounges would be allowed to seek liquor licenses for the first time in nearly twenty years under new legislation promoted by lawmakers who say that the state’s strict anti-smoking laws are simply driving customers — and their money — over state lines.

February 10, 2023

Wyoming: The Wyoming Legislature's House Revenue Committee advanced a bill that would cut the tax on premium cigars in half.

February 7, 2023

New York: New York state’s proposed budget would have it leading the nation when it comes to a cigarette tax.

February 6, 2023

International: One of the World’s strictest anti-tobacco laws has been imposed in Mexico, setting in force a total ban on smoking in public places, including hotels, beaches and parks.

January 30, 2023

North Dakota: A bill to legalize cigar lounges in North Dakota has cleared its first hurdle, but similar legislation has turned to ash in previous years.

January 25, 2023

Colorado: The Greeley City Council will consider tonight whether to permit cigar bars in the community.

January 21, 2023

North Dakota: You haven’t been able to smoke indoors in North Dakota for 10 years. But a bill introduced at the Legislature would change that.

January 19, 2023

Florida: One of Tampa’s riverside parks is named for a very important man that many have never heard of. Everyone in the area knows of Ybor City, but Vincente Ybor had an equal in Ignacio Haya, who built Tampa’s first cigar factory in 1895.

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