by PCA | Jun 19, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA), in partnership with its member tobacconists of Nevada, is pleased to announce that Governor Joe Lombardo has signed A.B. 232 sponsored by Assemblymen Brian Hibbetts and Duy Nguyen, calling for a fifty-cent tax cap on the...
by PCA | Jun 13, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today that Omar de Frias, President and Founder of Fratello Cigars, has donated $3,000 to the PCA’s retailer defense fund to help the brick-and-mortar retailers defend against the ceaseless onslaught of anti-tobacco...
by PCA | Jun 9, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, Regulations, State News
Today, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced that Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards signed legislation supporting the industry, strengthening the association’s preeminent national trade show. Governor Edwards signed H.B. 111, which extends the tax-exempt...
by PCA | Jun 6, 2023 | Federal News, Press Releases, Regulations, State News
The recent establishment of the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST), funded by the FDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), should raise concerns for retailers, manufacturers, and consumers alike. While the intention behind the CRST is to enhance...
by PCA | May 18, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), in partnership with its member tobacconists of Montana in the Montana Cigar Association, is pleased to announce that Governor Greg Gianforte has signed SB 122 by Senator Greg Hertz, calling for a thirty-five cent tax cap on the...
by PCA | Apr 25, 2023 | Advocacy, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) is proud to announce the creation of the Diplomatic Cigar Corps, a project designed to bring together countries’ diplomatic representations in Washington, DC to promote and preserve the premium cigar...