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Celebrating the Success of the Women of PCA Tampa Tour
The Women of PCA Tampa Tour, held from November 11-13, 2024, was a remarkable event that brought together women from...
PCA Alliance Launched to Support Ongoing Advocacy Efforts across U.S
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced a new level way for non-tobacco businesses and consumers to support...
PCA’s 2024 Fall Fundraiser Raises Nearly $40K for Ongoing Advocacy Efforts
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) held its annual Fall Fundraiser on the evening of September 25, 2024. The event...
PCA Shops and Lounges to Visit in Chicago During DNC
This week, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Government Affairs team will be heading to Chicago with thousands of...
No time to wait. Get in it!
You gotta be in it to win it. It’s another phrase New Yorkers are familiar with, coined by the state’s lottery system....
Another PCA Member Gets the Call to Public Service
Over the last decade, the premium cigar and pipe industry’s engagement in legislative affairs has risen exponentially....
Rep. Meuser Hosts Cigar Policy Roundtable
Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Cigar Caucus, hosted a Cigar Policy Roundtable to...
PCA Shops and Lounges to Visit in Milwaukee During RNC
This week, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Government Affairs team will join thousands of elected officials,...
North Carolina Governor and Legislature Advance Cigar Bar Legislation
This week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed S.B. 527, which allows for enhanced flexibility in permitting...
US Court of Appeals Unanimously Strikes Down Warning Labels
Washington, DC, July 7, 2020 —The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and Cigar Rights of...
What are they smoking at the Truth Initiative?
No strangers to performance activism, the Truth Initiative is at it again! At a public hearing to discuss ways the...
A Message from PCA’s New Executive Director
Dear PCA Members, Thank you for having the confidence in me to lead the Premium Cigar Association. I do not take this...
UNC-Chapel Hill Strikes Again…But Keeps Missing the Target
First, less than two months ago, staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) Tobacco...
New PCA Board Members
Why did you run for election to the board, and what do you hope to accomplish during your tenure? Lissette...
The Women of PCA Light Up Washington, D.C.
The Women of PCA, a new resource group within the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), hosted its inaugural policy...
First Annual Step Up Awards Announced
PCA’s first annual Step Up Awards were conferred by the PCA Government Affairs team during PCA 2024. The awards...
Generational Bans: A Prohibition That’s Bigger Than Tobacco
First, it was New Zealand, saying, “Hey, let’s ban access to a perfectly legal product, in a manner that if you’re...
Continuing the Legacy of the Premium Cigar Association
For 91 years, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has consistently spearheaded the industry’s growth and well-being....
UN Overlords and Elites Have Decided Your Life
As you sit reading this, hopefully comfortably enjoying a cigar, know that a powerful elite group has gathered and...
How Bad Ideas Spread: Minneapolis, Minnesota Sets A Bad Precedent
Over the course of the last week, it has taken a moment to digest yet another bad national precedent by the...
Premium Cigar Association Expands Government Affairs Staff
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) welcomes Richard Chalkey as its new Director of Coalitions and Policy. ...
An Organization’s Evolution
The PCA is an organization that has been one constant all of my years in this business. I have been in this...
Colorado Legislative Committee Hears Bill Calling for Relief
Last week, a member of the Colorado state senate sought tax relief for the state’s small business tobacconists and...
PCA Issues Statement on FDA Appeal of Premium Cigar Ruling
On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed its appealing Judge Amit Mehta’s orders holding...