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...
by PCA | Mar 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
The PCA is an organization that has been one constant all of my years in this business. I have been in this industry so long that I sometimes catch myself calling it the RTDA! I have seen its name go from “RTDA” to “IPCPR” to its current “PCA.” At first, I always...
by PCA | Mar 4, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
Last week, a member of the Colorado state senate sought tax relief for the state’s small business tobacconists and their customers. Although the measure came up a couple of votes short, the case was made as never before. The Colorado Senate Finance Committee...
by PCA | Feb 1, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
On January 31, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed its appealing Judge Amit Mehta’s orders holding the FDA’s decision to regulate premium cigars arbitrary and capricious and vacating it. The appeal is presented to the court of appeals in...
by PCA | Jan 9, 2024 | Advocacy, Regulations
The New Year represents new challenges and opportunities for the premium cigar industry and the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). The PCA has been forecasting, strategizing, and prioritizing the issues and areas that affect our membership the most. With Congressional...
by PCA | Dec 21, 2023 | Advocacy, Feature, Federal News, Regulations, State News, Trade Show
This past year was another terrific year in which we were able to utilize the momentum of the tremendous 2022 to propel our organization and the industry to a whole new level. As we look forward to 2024, and an unprecedented year of change and growth, let’s look back...
