• Premium Cigars Score A Victory As Federal Court Rules Against FDA

    Premium Cigars Score A Victory As Federal Court Rules Against FDA

    WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt premium cigars from tobacco regulations that the Agency put in place in 2016.

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  • FAQ: California's Flavored Tobacco Sales Law 2023

    FAQ: California's Flavored Tobacco Sales Law 2023

    This is the most comprehensive guidance issue by the State of California to date.

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  • Fight Back Against FDA Prohibitions

    Fight Back Against FDA Prohibitions

    We are less than a month away from the comment period closing (pending any extensions, which were requested) on July 5th for the Tobacco Products Standards Proposed Rule on Flavored Cigars.

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  • SPECIAL NOTICE from CDTFA

    SPECIAL NOTICE from CDTFA

    New Tax Rate on Other Tobacco Products Effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022

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The California Association of Retail Tobacconists Inc. (CART) was incorporated in the state of California on November 16, 1998 and is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation.

CART is organized, administered and operated exclusively to receive, administer and expend funds to promote and represent the common business interests of and improve the business conditions among members of the retail tobacconists of California, within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws.

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