by PCA | Feb 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
Senate Bill 131, by Senator Linda Lopez, has far-reaching implications that will negatively impact your premium tobacco business. S.B. 131 bans self-service displays, prohibiting customers from entering your humidor. The legislation also grants local authorities the...
by PCA | Feb 4, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
URGENT: Ask Elected Officials to Protect Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco from Drastic Cigar Tax Increase and Tobacco Sales Ban Immediate Action Required to Protect Maryland Premium Cigar and Pipe Tobacco Specialty Stores Maryland Senate Bill 3 drastically increases...
by PCA | Feb 3, 2020 | Federal News, Press Releases, Regulations
Today, United States District Court Judge, Amit Mehta, threw out the warning requirements for premium cigars contending that the FDA did not properly analyze the different usage patterns between premium cigars. The Court pointed to evidence that “premium cigars have...
by PCA | Jan 15, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, Resources, State News
In 2019, your state government relations team tracked 900 state bills! This year, we are expecting even more tobacco bill introductions across the country. As of this week, 35 state legislatures are actively meeting. In our State of the States Update, we will...
by PCA | Jan 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
January 13, 2020, Washington, DC —The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) joined a coalition of retail groups seeking clarification on the implementation of the tobacco sales purchasing age. The letter signed by PCA along with the Food Marketing Institute, National...
by PCA | Jan 6, 2020 | Federal News, Regulations, Resources, State News
Following up on our notice of the FDA’s move towards Tobacco 21, we have created a Frequently Asked Questions document to better assist retailers in this change. Additionally, we have provided a sample post document that can be used on social media and printed for use...
