With members of the cigar industry gathering in Las Vegas, Nev. for the IPCPR Convention and Trade Show, Cigar Rights of America made a pre-show announcement that is has launched the formation of the National Cigar Policy Center. The venture is being done in collaboration with Tobacconist University and is designed to be a comprehensive library of legislation that has been filed at the local and state level that can advance the interests of premium cigar manufacturers, retail tobacconists and consumers. “For some time, we have been collecting model bills that can advance the legislative agenda of premium cigar interests; there is now a body of legislation that can serve the industry nationwide, by simply sharing this information,” said Glynn Loope, CRA’s executive director via a press release. The hope is that the site can help to share experiences among states, whether it be taxes, regulatory issues or smoking bans. The site has launched with an immediate collection of fourteen pieces of legislation that were filed in ten states, including: Washington, South Carolina, North Carolina, Maine, New Hampshire, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, West Virginia and Oregon. They address such issues as smoking regulations, taxes, cigar definition, and ordinances for the establishment of ...
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