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[Update – October 3, 2024] Joint Statement Regarding Master Contract: “The International Longshoremen’s Association...
New Certain Tobacco Age-of-Sale Requirements Go Into Effect
September 30, 2024, marks the beginning of new certain tobacco age-of-sale requirements. As of this date, retailers...
Court Blocks FDA Product Approval Requirements for Premium Cigars
In the case of Cigar Association of America, the Premium Cigar Association, and Cigar Rights of America v. United...
US Court of Appeals Unanimously Strikes Down Warning Labels
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020 —The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of...
2023 Premium Cigar Association Year in Review
This past year was another terrific year in which we were able to utilize the momentum of the tremendous 2022 to...
PCA Leadership: Thank you for Supporting Victory Against the FDA
Last week we have achieved something that many thought we never could: VICTORY over the deeming rule and the FDA’s...
The FDA’s Final Deeming Rule is Vacated: What Does That Mean?
“The FDA’s Final Deeming Rule is vacated insofar as it applies to premium cigars.” But what does that mean? The given...
PCA Appeals to the White House on UPS and Teamsters Negotiations
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has joined over 200 organizations in signing a letter to the White House that...
Government Surveillance Center to Monitor Tobacco Industry
The recent establishment of the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST), funded by the FDA and the National...
The Promise of American Prosperity: The Premium Cigar Industry
President Biden’s recent proclamation on World Trade Week emphasizes the importance of trade in building an economy...
How to Submit a Public Comment on Federal Regulations
Submitting a public comment on a proposed regulation is an important way to make your voice heard and influence public...
PCA Testifies Today Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), represented by Deputy Executive Director/Head of Government Affairs Joshua...
PCA Position Statement on FDA’s Proposed New Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices
The Premium Cigar Association has completed its initial analysis of the Proposed Rule for Tobacco product...
PCA Submits Recommendations to OIRA
The Premium Cigar Association submitted a comment to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs...
Premium Cigar Association, Two Day Policy Summit
On November 16th and 17th, the Premium Cigar Association hosted the 2nd Annual Policy Summit, with Day 1 centered...
PCA Position Statement on Pipe Tobacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is committed to defending premium cigars and pipe tobacco from legislative and...
Deeming Rule Found Arbitrary & Capricious
Today United States District Court Judge Amit Mehta rendered a ruling, as part of the Premium Cigar Association’s...
Oral Arguments: Case Notes
Following oral arguments conducted on May 23rd, 2022 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia...
FDA Announces Proposed Flavored Cigar Product Standards Rule
Today, the Food & Drug Administration and the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) announced their “Tobacco Product...
PCA Launches International Diplomatic Premium Cigar Policy Roundtable in London
Under the theme “Education and Private-Public sector collaboration: Essential to protect, nurture and develop the...
PCA’s NASEM Study Notes & Noteworthy: The Good, the Bad and the Inconclusive
On March 10th the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a study on Premium Cigars: Patterns...
NASEM Validates PCA Call for a Premium Cigar Category
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine released its review on Premium Cigars, acknowledging that...
Hearing Preparation Toolkit for PCA Members
The Basics Hearings are a tool used by the state and federal legislatures to engage with the public, specifically with...
New Zealand’s proposed tobacco restrictions might be closer to US shores than you think
The prohibitionist movement in different industries has taken many forms throughout the last 100 years. In 1922, the...