by PCA | Sep 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
LANSING, MI—The Premium Cigar Association won a small victory last week in fending off an increased layer of bureaucracy for cigar retailer to contend with in Michigan. The issue of Tobacco 21 had been essentially put to rest many...
by PCA | Sep 2, 2020 | Federal News, Regulations, State News
By: Glynn Loope, Executive Director, Cigar Rights of America & Josh Habursky, Director of Government Affairs, Premium Cigar Association No one really ‘wishes time away,’ but obviously 2020 has taxed everyone’s patience in this regard. As we are all aware,...
by PCA | Aug 31, 2020 | Regulations, State News
On August 28, California’s governor signed into law Senate Bill No. 793, which generally prohibits California tobacco retailers from selling “flavored tobacco products” and “tobacco product flavor enhancers.” While PCA staff continue to evaluate the impacts of...
by PCA | Aug 24, 2020 | Regulations, Resources
On Wednesday, August 19th, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the District Court for the District of Columbia rendered his decision in the lawsuit brought by the premium cigar industry challenging aspects of the Deeming Rule and its application to premium cigars and certain other...
by PCA | Aug 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
Given recent trends by anti-tobacco groups to utilize local ordinances and state legislation to prohibit flavored tobacco products or “characterizing flavors”, the Premium Cigar Association has formulated this document to provide context and clarity to it’s advocacy...
