by Premium Cigar Association | Feb 4, 2026 | Feature
In the final quarter of 2025, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) conducted a survey of its retail members to better understand how premium tobacco businesses are operating, marketing, and performing in an evolving marketplace. The results offer a clear snapshot of...
by Premium Cigar Association | Feb 4, 2026 | Feature
In the past, sports teams celebrated victories with a shower of Gatorade on their coaches. Today, while that tradition remains, athletes have embraced a new ritual: lighting a premium cigar. From Babe Ruth to Michael Jordan, generations of athletes have marked their...
by Premium Cigar Association | Feb 3, 2026 | Cigar Action
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a massive tax increase that would directly impact premium cigar consumers across the state. Governor Dan McKee’s FY2027 Executive Budget (H. 7127) proposes a 100% increase on the premium cigar tax by raising the per-cigar tax cap...
by Premium Cigar Association | Feb 3, 2026 | Cigar Action
Nebraska lawmakers are considering LB1238, a bill that would raise the state excise tax on premium cigars from 20 percent to 30 percent. That is a 50 percent tax increase on cigars, and it would hit small businesses, consumers, and local economies hard. This proposal...
by Premium Cigar Association | Jan 30, 2026 | Press Releases
The National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP), in partnership with the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers (Procigar), has officially inaugurated the Procigar–INFOTEP School of Tobacco Artisans in Tamboril, Santiago. The initiative is...
