Today, Cigar Rights of America issued a letter in opposition to a recently adopted policy by the City of Dayton, Ohio that would prevent the city from hiring prospective employees who are tobacco or nicotine users. In a press release, Glynn Loope, excecutive director of CRA commented, “This type of employment discrimination should not be […]
Tonight we welcome back the Executive Director of Cigar Rights of America, Glynn Loope, to the Prime Time Show. We will talk the politics of cigars as we discuss the industry’s battle against the FDA and other anti-tobacco factions. Plus in our second segment, Bear and Coop will discuss shop exclusive and event cigars < […]
Tonight we welcome back the Executive Director of Cigar Rights of America, Glynn Loope, to the Prime Time Show. We will talk the politics of cigars as we discuss the industry’s battle against the FDA and other anti-tobacco factions. Plus in our second segment, Bear and Coop will discuss shop exclusive and event cigars. […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance on the Substantial Equivalence process. As a part of issuing such guidance, there must be a public comment period. The comment period came to a close on July 17th (following a 30-day extension granted by the FDA). This saw many cigar companies […]
At the end of the 19th century, there were 42,000 cigar factories in the U.S. Now with only around 50 remaining, a group of them have, along with Cigar Rights of America, have joined together and founded “The Coalition of American Cigar Rollers.” The goal of the Coalition is to advocate against regulation that threatens […]
Enrique Seijas returns to Prime Time – and this time he will join us for Special Edition. We’ll catch up on all of happenings with Matilde Cigars. Plus Bear and Coop discuss the launch of CigarAction.org and Kretak’s acquisition of Foundry Tobacco Company. Coop reports back from La Zona Palooza 2018. Finally, given this episode […]
Cigar Rights of America has authored a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on the importance of the cigar industry in the United States and how regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) being imposed on the industry could cripple it. In particular, the tobacco-growing operations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Kentucky, […]
This month Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is celebrating its tenth anniversary. This week also marks another milestone for CRA in that it is the tenth anniversary of its “Freedom Tour”, which essentially was a launch tour for Cigar Rights of America. It was shortly after the 2008 Retail Tobacco Dealers Association (RTDA, now […]
Cigar Rights of America Executive Director Glynn Loope issued a statement on the ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta granting a Motion for an Injunction Pending Appeal delaying the enforcement of the implementation of warning label requirements by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The injunction stopped the FDA’s plans to enforce warning label […]
For Prime Time Special Edition #34 we are proud to welcome back J. Glynn Loope, Executive Director for Cigar Rights of America. We will catch up on the war with the FDA – and we will look at warning labels, ANPRMs, legislation, and a whole lot more. Don’t forget, you can catch us on Google Play […]
