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California Coalition Calls for Defeat of Prop. 31
In August of 2020 the State of California passed SB 793, prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products and the...
PCA Position Statement on Pipe Tobacco
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is committed to defending premium cigars and pipe tobacco from legislative and...
PCA Attends BCAA’s Smoke at the Creek Cigar Festival
This past weekend the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) was invited to join the Boutique Cigar Association of America...
Coalition Calls For Defeat of Prop. 31
In August of 2020 the State of California passed SB 793, prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products and the...
PCA Joins European Cigar Manufacturers Association in Commenting on the European Commission’s Legislative Framework for Tobacco Control
[Friday, June 17, 2022] Today the Premium Cigar Association submitted a comment to the European Commission...
PCA Launches Retailer Grassroots Campaign Against Flavor Rule
The Premium Cigar Association is unveiling a new microsite https://fightflavorbans.com/ to afford retailers...
Oral Arguments: Case Notes
Following oral arguments conducted on May 23rd, 2022 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia...
Premium Cigar Industry Argues Case Against Deeming Rule
(Washington, DC) Today, representatives from PCA, including President Greg Zimmerman, attended oral arguments in the...
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 Announces Bold New Advocacy Initiative
[Washington, DC, Feb 8, 2022] The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today the development and release of...
PCA on the Subject of Responsible Marketing
Our industry’s greatest argument against overregulation is that we do not fall into the scope of concerns levied...
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...
PCA’s 2021 Government Affairs Highlights: No New Taxes
Federal 2021 was a strong year for the Premium Cigar Association’s advocacy efforts and the support of its membership....
PCA Receives National Recognition for Lobbying
The Premium Cigar Association’s (PCA) Head of Government Affairs Joshua Habursky received The Hills Top...
North Carolina creates .30 cent tax cap on premium handmade cigars
The Premium Cigar Association commends last night’s signature of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the action by...
PCA Hosts Successful International Policy Summit
On October 6, 2021, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) held a virtual International Policy Summit, hosted in...
5 Steps for Retailers to Get Consumers Involved to Ax the Tax
The proposed tax increase under consideration in Congress could see tax increases in excess of 1000% for premium...
Tell Congress NO To Tobacco Tax Hikes!
The House Ways & Means Democratic staff has begun circulating a list of priorities and revenue raisers for the...
PCA Launches $60K in 60 Days Campaign to Support Premium Tobacco Industry
[Washington, DC, Aug. 18, 2021] On August 2, 2021, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) launched a new campaign to...
Montgomery County Council Implements Process to Keep Cigar Lounges Open
PCA and the Premium Cigar Retailers Association of Maryland Successful in efforts to safely keep open Montgomery...
Meeting on Main Street: A Resource to Hosting Legislators in Your Stores
Traditionally, the U.S. Congress will adjourn from the beginning of August to Labor Day to for what is commonly known...
Victories and Engagement in 2021
The Premium Cigar Association in Partnership with Retail Tobacconists in the States During the course of the last six...
Tax Increase Defeated in Maine
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) today commended the action by the Maine House of Representatives to defeat the...