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PCA Represents Premium Cigar Industry Before National Academy of Sciences
[Washington, DC, April 20, 2021] The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) kicked off a series of presentations to the...
The Trojan Horse of Youth Access
This year during legislative sessions in Montana and North Dakota, members introduced bills to permit cigar bars or...
Two Anti-Tobacco Bills Defeated in Kentucky
This week two anti-tobacco bills failed upon adjournment in the Kentucky legislature. Both bills (SB 258 and...
PCA Launches New Members-Only Product HUB
[Washington, DC, March 27, 2021] The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that it is launching a brand...
Tarazona Cigars Donates $10,000 to PCA State Advocacy Fund
[Washington, DC, Feb. 16, 2021] The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that Eddie Tarazona, Founder...
Tatuaje Donates $10,000 to PCA to Support Retailers in State Advocacy
[Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 2021] The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that Pete Johnson, President...
From the Field & Farms: Notes from Nicaragua
It is an honor to talk to policymakers about premium cigars to protect small businesses brick and mortar retailers and...
TAA Donates $50,000 to PCA to Aid State Advocacy
[Washington, DC, Jan. 27, 2021] The Tobacconist Association of America (TAA) Board of Directors voted at their...
Oppose Flavor Ban in Indiana
Indiana State Representative Carolyn Jackson has introduced H.B. 1076 that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco...
PCA Urges Congress to Fix PPP Tax Loophole
PCA Executive Director Scott Pearce and President John Anderson sent a letter to Congress today urging them to take...
Educating Policymakers on The Nuances of Premium Cigars
From Capitol Hill to State Legislatures to the Food & Drug Administration, 2020 was a monumental year for...
PCA To Host “Unlocked: An Exclusive Cigar Experience”
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is excited to announce a new in-person event! This exclusive one-of-a-kind...
PCA Beats Back Local Government Power Grab
LANSING, MI—The Premium Cigar Association won a small victory last week in fending off an...
Characterizing Flavors Position Paper
Given recent trends by anti-tobacco groups to utilize local ordinances and state legislation to prohibit flavored...
FDA Announces Potential Program for Premium Cigar Manufacturers to Request Deferral of Filing Substantial Equivalence Reports
In court filings last night, the FDA announced a potential new program relating to the requirement that premium cigar...
PCA Sends Letter of Support for the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act
The following is a letter PCA President John Anderson and Executive Director Scott Pearce sent to Senators Marco Rubio...
PCA Supports Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act
The Premium Cigar Association would like to thank Senator Rick Scott (FL) for the introduction of the Unnecessary...
California Health Committee: Amend SB 793
Premium Cigars and pipe tobacco are being threatened by a flavored vape bill in California. The bill is not intended...
Supporting the American Consumer
Download a PDF version: PCA Supporting the American Consumer As the national discussion shifts toward re-opening of...
Oppose Tax Hikes to Premium Cigars in Tennessee!
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering two identical bills that would increase taxes on premium cigars in...
PCA Supported PPP Reform Passes Congress
Yesterday evening, the Senate passed a Paycheck Protection Program reform bill (PPP Flexibility Act) that previously...
PCA Support for Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (H.R. 7011)
The Premium Cigar Association representing 3,000+ retail tobacconists, 30,000 employees, 250+ premium cigar...
Tax Policy COVID-19 Relief Position Statement
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), representing 3,000+ retail tobacconists, 30,000 employees, 250+ premium cigar...
PCA Releases COVID-19 Federal Policy Blueprint for Recovery
Across the country, COVID-19 has decimated small businesses in nearly every industry —limiting sales, requiring new...