by PCA | Jun 3, 2024 | Advocacy, Feature, Trade Show
PCA’s first annual Step Up Awards were conferred by the PCA Government Affairs team during PCA 2024. The awards recognize retailers for their extraordinary advocacy efforts. “Last year was monumental for premium cigar advocacy, and a lot of the success can be...
by PCA | May 29, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
First, it was New Zealand, saying, “Hey, let’s ban access to a perfectly legal product, in a manner that if you’re fifty years old, yet born after January 2007, you’re still not allowed to purchase a cigar to enjoy on the golf course.” Then, a California legislator...
by PCA | May 23, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations, Trade Show
For 91 years, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has consistently spearheaded the industry’s growth and well-being. Having joined in 2019, I was excited about the opportunity to fight for our industry and my personal passion as the association’s director of federal...
by PCA | May 22, 2024 | Advocacy
As you sit reading this, hopefully comfortably enjoying a cigar, know that a powerful elite group has gathered and decided how you are to live your life. You didn’t elect them and likely don’t know them, but they think they are better than you, smarter than...
by PCA | May 6, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
Over the course of the last week, it has taken a moment to digest yet another bad national precedent by the forces of tobacco control. On the heels of communities in Massachusetts adopting bans on the sale of all tobacco products or imposing “generational...
by PCA | Apr 12, 2024 | Advocacy
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) welcomes Richard Chalkey as its new Director of Coalitions and Policy. Richard brings over a decade of professional experience from work in government and the private sector. “The Premium Cigar Association has...
