
Cigar Editorial: IPCPR 2018 Thoughts – Aaron
The IPCPR 2018 trade show is over and I wanted to do a write-up on my thoughts from the show.
The IPCPR 2018 trade show is over and I wanted to do a write-up on my thoughts from the show.
Earlier today, D.C. District Court Judge Amit Mehta issued an injunction prohibiting the U.S. Food & Drug Administration from enforcing its warning label requirements on cigars and pipe tobacco. The warning label requirements for packaging and advertising were slated to go into effect on August 10th.
Signed by 17 Senators, the letter outlines the need for the quick adoption of a premium cigar definition by the agency and the ultimate exemption of that product category from current FDA regulations.
Today, the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association, Cigar Association of America, and Cigar Rights of America were pleased to announce the adoption of language in the FY 2019 budget as approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations that works to protect premium cigars from overreaching and burdensome regulations, as proposed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) has signed a multi-year contract to hold its Annual Convention & International Trade Show at the Sands Expo® and The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, beginning in 2019.
The International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR) announces the promotion of Dawn Conger to Vice President of Operations and the hiring of Scott C. Pearce as Executive Director.
The International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR) Association announced today that Matt Dogali, Senior Director of State Affairs, will resign from IPCPR effective January 24, 2018.
The IPCPR 2017 trade show is over and I wanted to do a write-up on my thoughts from the show.
As part of our coverage of the IPCPR 2017 trade show, we wanted to bring in some other cigar media members to have a discussion about the event and surrounding topics.