What are they smoking at the Truth Initiative?

What are they smoking at the Truth Initiative?

No strangers to performance activism, the Truth Initiative is at it again! At a public hearing to discuss ways the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) might improve the effectiveness of its Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC), representatives...
A Message from PCA’s New Executive Director

A Message from PCA’s New Executive Director

Dear PCA Members, Thank you for having the confidence in me to lead the Premium Cigar Association. I do not take this responsibility lightly. I vow to put my heart and soul into this association with a rich history, massive past successes, present stability, and, most...
UNC-Chapel Hill Strikes Again…But Keeps Missing the Target

UNC-Chapel Hill Strikes Again…But Keeps Missing the Target

First, less than two months ago, staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program released a “report” attacking the enjoyment of a cigar on a golf course [read more here].  Now, they are rehashing the...
New PCA Board Members

New PCA Board Members

Why did you run for election to the board, and what do you hope to accomplish during your tenure? Lissette Pérez-Carrillo E.P. CarrilloMiami, Florida “I feel I can offer the PCA board a unique blend of legal knowledge and firsthand industry experience, providing...
The Women of PCA Light Up Washington, D.C.

The Women of PCA Light Up Washington, D.C.

The Women of PCA, a new resource group within the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), hosted its inaugural policy conference in Washington, D.C., on June 5, 2024. This groundbreaking event brought together industry leaders, legal minds, and policy experts in the nation’s...