by PCA | Oct 12, 2022 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
In August of 2020 the State of California passed SB 793, prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products and the Governor proceeded to sign it into law on August 28, 2020. Three days later this law was challenged using the state’s veto referendum mechanism...
by PCA | Oct 4, 2022 | Advocacy, Federal News, Regulations, State News
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is committed to defending premium cigars and pipe tobacco from legislative and regulatory overreach. Although the words “pipe tobacco” were removed from the Association’s name, efforts to protect this product category remain...
by PCA | Aug 18, 2022 | Advocacy, Press Releases
This past weekend the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) was invited to join the Boutique Cigar Association of America for their annual Smoke at the Creek Cigar Festival where Ryan Parada Government Affairs Manager for the association represented PCA at the event....
by PCA | Aug 16, 2022 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
In August of 2020 the State of California passed SB 793, prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products and the Governor proceeded to sign it into law on August 28, 2020. Three days later this law was challenged using the state’s veto referendum mechanism...
by PCA | Jun 17, 2022 | Advocacy, Press Releases, Regulations
[Friday, June 17, 2022] Today the Premium Cigar Association submitted a comment to the European Commission in reference to its “Framework for Tobacco Control” related to the 2040 Tobacco Free agenda. This agenda would ultimately lead to the ban of sale and...
by PCA | Jun 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Press Releases
The Premium Cigar Association is unveiling a new microsite https://fightflavorbans.com/ to afford retailers the opportunity to weigh in on the FDA’s recent action on flavored cigars. The Food & Drug Administration is proposing the Tobacco Product...