On Prime Time Special Edition 154, we welcome new Executive Director Mike Copperman & Cody Carden from Cigar Rights of America (CRA).
Announcement: Prime Time Special Edition 154: Mike Copperman & Cody Carden, CRA
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Prime Time Special Edition 154:This features special guests Mike Copperman and Cody Carden from CRA. In addition we have a recap of our Top 10 cigars.
Mike Copperman Named Executive Director at CRA | Cigar News
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After three years, CRA has filled the vacant Executive Director position by naming Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Director Mike Copperman to fill the ole.
Cigar News: CRA and PCA Submit Comments to FDA’s Proposed Tobacco Products Manufacturing Practice (TPMP) Regulations
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With the comment period of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed Tobacco Products Manufacturing Practice (TPMP) rule set to end today, both Cigar Rights of America (CRA) and the Premium Cigar Association have submitted comments on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed Tobacco Products Manufacturing Practice (TPMP) rule. Under this rule, […]
Cigar News: Tony Gomez Name to CRA Board of Directors
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Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has announced that Tony Gomez, Vice President of La Flor Dominicana, has been appointed to the CRA Board of Directors. Gomez fills the seat vacated by Alan Rubin, who resigned following the sale of his company, Alec Bradley, to Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG). CRA said the CRA board voted unanimously […]
Feature Story: Post-Game Thoughts on the Deeming Rule Being Vacated
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Last week, Judge Amit P Mehta ruled in favor of the premium cigar industry in its battle against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and ordered that the Deeming Rule, which would regulate premium cigars, be vacated. A year earlier Judge Mehta ruled the FDA’s decision not to exempt premium cigars from regulation on the […]
Cigar News: CRA Issues Statement of FDA’s Proposed Flavored Cigar Ban
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Cigar Rights of America (CRA) issued a statement following the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) plans to ban flavored cigars and menthol cigarettes. Initially CRA responded on 4/28 to the announcement: On 4/29, CRA posted a more detailed response:
The Blog: Adults in the Room Need to Stand Up and Lead
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The following is an editorial and represents the opinions of this author and this author alone. Earlier this week, the Cigar Rights of America found itself with some controversy when a meme was posted to the organization’s Facebook page. While many questioned the appropriateness of the meme, I think it exposed that the organization needs […]
Cigar News: Cigar Rights of America Issues Statement on NASEM Report
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (“NASEM”) Committee on Patterns of Use and Health Effects of “Premium Cigars” and Priority Research released their highly anticipated report examining premium cigars. Following the release of, Premium Cigars: Patterns of Use, Marketing, and Health Effects, the Cigar Rights of America (CRA) issued a statement in regards […]
Prime Time Special Edition 101: Glynn Loope & Joshua Habursky, Premium Cigar Association
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June is the month we get ready for the PCA Trade Show and we begin our PCA coverage leading up to the Trade Show. At the same time the PCA is getting ready to put on the show, there are many battles on the federal and state level being fought. Tonight as we kick off […]