FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Standard General L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Turning Point Brands, Inc. [TPB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10153 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock")               9,842,373 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) Common Stock               105,319 D (5)   Common Stock 01/03/2018   P(6)   150,000 A $ 20.8 (6) 350,000 I See Footnotes (1) (2) (3) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Standard General L.P. 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10153		X
Kim Soohyung 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10153	X	X	See Footnote 3

Signatures

/s/ Standard General L.P. by Joseph Mause, Chief Financial Officer		01/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Soohyung Kim		01/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The securities reported herein are beneficially owned by Standard General L.P. ("Standard General") in its capacity as investment manager to private investment vehicles. Mr. Kim is a director of the general partner of the general partner of Standard General and Chief Investment Officer of Standard General, and in such capacities may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities reported herein.
(2)	Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of such securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	This Form 4 does not report any pecuniary interest of David Glazek in securities of the Issuer. Mr. Glazek, a director of the Issuer and a partner of Standard General, separately files reports under Section 16.
(4)	Shares owned directly by Standard Diversified Opportunities Inc. ("SDOI"). As a result of their beneficial ownership of securities of SDOI, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own shares of Common Stock of Turning Point held by SDOI.
(5)	Shares held directly by Standard General.
(6)	100,000 of these shares were acquired in repayment of a debt obligation. For such purposes, the shares of Common Stock were valued at $20.80 per share.

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