Tobacco

Tobacco, cigarette and e-cig category news for the convenience-store retail industry

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Florida vs. Flavored Tobacco

Sunshine State communities passing resolutions against products they say target kids

Tobacco

Courts Weigh in Favorably for RYO

Connecticut, Wisconsin cases show retailers not manufacturers, company says

Would raise Aloha State excise tax on all tobacco products to 70%

Will expand distribution, increase marketing investment

As of January 30, 2012, the FDA issued civil money penalty complaints against a total of 29 retailers for alleged violations of the federal tobacco regulations.

Products

Discussion to focus on warning letters and civil penalties

Bill to incrementally raise legal age passes House Public Health Committee

Details slow to emerge on incident, but speculation centers on possible modifications

A federal jury in Duval County, Fla. decided in favor of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the first federal Engle case to go to trial.

Should the industry expect a backlash over e-cigarettes?

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