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The Generational Tobacco Ban: How It Works and Where
The Generational Tobacco Ban Explained: A Policy Rewriting the Rules of Smoking Forever For more than a century, governments have battled the tobacco industry with the same tools: age minimums, warning labels, advertising restrictions, and tax hikes. These measures moved the needle, but none of th
CAA Fights Cigar Tariffs in High-Stakes Federal Hearing
The CAA Goes to Washington: Scott Pearce Makes the Case Against Cigar Tariffs Before Federal Trade Officials When Scott Pearce walked into the hearing room to face the Section 301 Committee, he carried with him the weight of an entire American industry — one measured not just in billions of dollar
Cigar Giants Sue U.S. Government for $10M in FDA Fee Refunds
The Cigar Industry Takes the Fight to Federal Court — Again The premium cigar world has never been a passive participant in its own regulation. For the better part of a decade, some of the most recognizable names in the business have spent enormous resources battling the federal government over wh
The Premium Cigar Market Is Booming and the Numbers Prove It
The Premium Cigar Market Is Booming — And the Numbers Prove It There is a moment in every serious cigar aficionado's evening when the world slows down: the careful selection of a stick, the deliberate cut, the ritual lighting. What was once considered a pastime belonging exclusively to boardrooms
Pricey Full Bodied Cigars For Special Occasions
Pricey Full Bodied Cigars For Special Occasions Image credit: Flux.1 There are cigars you smoke on a Tuesday evening just to unwind, and then there
FDA Moves to Regulate Foreign Tobacco Factories for First Time
The FDA Just Moved to Regulate Tobacco Factories Abroad — And the Entire Industry Is Paying Attention For decades, anyone who wanted to understand the regulatory imbalance baked into American tobacco law needed only to look at a single, stubborn fact: a cigar factory in North Carolina had to regis
Why the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival Left Colorado for Wyoming
Wyoming Wins: How Cheyenne Stole the Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival From Colorado — And Why It Matters After 17 years in Colorado, one of the West's most celebrated premium tobacco gatherings is pulling up stakes and heading north. The Rocky Mountain Cigar Festival is leaving Colorado after 16 year
The Festival del Habano Is Canceled — Here's Why It Matters
The Festival del Habano Is Dead — At Least for Now It was supposed to be a milestone year. The 26th Festival del Habano — the undisputed crown jewel of the global premium cigar calendar — was scheduled to run from February 23 through 27 in Havana, and on paper, there was no shortage of reasons to
Titans of Tobacco Dinner Raises $228K for Cigar Rights
Inside "Titans of Tobacco": How One Night in Greenwich Raised $228,000 for the Fight to Save Premium Cigars There are charity dinners, and then there are moments that permanently alter the timeline of an industry. On the evening of June 10, 2026, something unmistakably rare unfolded at the Tamarac
Cigars Worth Celebrating With
The Art of the Celebratory Cigar Image credit: Flux.1 Few rituals carry more weight than stepping outside with a fine cigar to mark a moment that ma
