Marco Rubio highlights problems with new FDA cigar rules

Published October 20, 2016 6:23pm ET



Florida Sen. Marco Rubio recently toured a cigar factory to highlight concerns about new regulations from the Food and Drug Administration regarding cigars.

The new rules were intended to keep harmful tobacco products out of the hands of children. First, children aren’t out buying cigars, especially not premium cigars; they’re buying cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Second, cigars don’t have the same negative health effects as cigarettes because one doesn’t inhale or become addicted, and the FDA itself has noted that smoking two cigars a day has only minimal health risks.

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