Tobacco

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

Tobacco Category Digest

Tobacco

Tobacco Sales to Minors at 10-Year Low

For first time since program's inspection, every state met 20% or less target

Tobacco

Custred Moves to National Tobacco

Industry vet will be director of national accounts

Cigarettes too "inherently dangerous" for agency to regulate; would "undermine mission"

Meanwhile, House subcommittee holds hearings on FDA tobacco regulation

NATO lobbies against Wis., Ore. cigarette tax hikes

Products

Will "vigorously" defend against individual lawsuits

But tobacco cos. lose Engle appeal

Veto still certain, but override in the works, keeping tobacco tax in play

N.Y., N.J. lawsuits intended to stop sale of counterfeit cigarettes

Federal increase could still set sail even if Bush's S-CHIP veto torpedoes legislation

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