The three major trade organizations of the cigar industry have pledged a united front to respond to the regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Today the Cigar Association of America (CAA), Cigar Rights of America (CRA), and International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) issued a letter pledging unity. At the same […]
< Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruling that will regulate premium cigars, Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has launched two new petitions. One petition is directed at members of Congress while the other one is directed at the President of the United States. In both cases, the petitions urge each branch of government […]
Kafie Trading Company LLC, the makers of the Kafie 1901 cigar brand is introducing a new brand of specialty grade organic coffee from Honduras. The new coffee line is called “Kafie 1901 Coffee”. As a part of this launch, Kafie Trading Company will donate a percentage of each sale to Cigar Rights of America (CRA). […]
Boveda has announced that on June 10th and June 11th, they will donate 50 percent of retail sales on BovedaStore.com to Cigar Rights of America. The intent of the campaign is to help fund the battle against regulation in the premium cigar industry by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Boveda, formerly known as Humidpak […]
Cigar Rights of America issued a statement in regards to the Office of Management and Budget’s timetable for a ruling on proposed regulations to the premium cigar industry. It has been announced that a new set of legislation will be filed, with additional planned overtures to the White House Administration planned. This is in response […]
Cigar Rights of America quickly has found a new Chairman as Ashton Cigars President Robert Levin has been named to the position. Levin replaces Jeff Borysiewicz who announced his resignation to the board of directors last week. For Levin, this is his second tenure as CRA Chairman as he held the position from 2009 through 2011. […]
Jeff Borysiewicz has informed the Board of Directors of Cigar Rights of America has resigned as Chairman of the Board. Borysiewicz is the owner of Corona Cigar Company, which consists of three large retail stores in the Orlando, Florida area and a mail order business. He is also a partner in Sindicato Cigars and now […]
As many know, the proposed regulations outlined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been put forth for public comment. Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has issued guidance in crafting your public comment. We encourage all cigar enthusiasts to follow these guidelines, and if you are not a CRA member, please join. The guidelines listed are […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) became the third major tobacco-based organization to issue a response to proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration outlined in the recently released Deeming Document. Below is the text of a press release issued by the organization: On Thursday, April 24, 2014 the future of the premium cigar […]
Cigar Rights of America (CRA) has named Jorge Padron of Padron Cigars and James Young, President of Davidoff North America to its board of directors. In addition, CRA founder Jeff Borysiewicz of Corona Cigar Co.was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. Initial announcements of these appointment were reported by Cigar Aficionado. For Padron, he returns to the board […]
