by PCA | Aug 31, 2020 | Regulations, State News
On August 28, California’s governor signed into law Senate Bill No. 793, which generally prohibits California tobacco retailers from selling “flavored tobacco products” and “tobacco product flavor enhancers.” While PCA staff continue to evaluate the impacts of...
by PCA | Aug 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
Given recent trends by anti-tobacco groups to utilize local ordinances and state legislation to prohibit flavored tobacco products or “characterizing flavors”, the Premium Cigar Association has formulated this document to provide context and clarity to it’s advocacy...
by PCA | Jul 29, 2020 | Advocacy, State News
The following is a letter PCA President John Anderson and Executive Director Scott Pearce sent to Senators Marco Rubio and Susan Collins in support of the recent Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act. Dear Chairman Rubio and...
by PCA | Jul 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Federal News, Regulations, State News
The Premium Cigar Association would like to thank Senator Rick Scott (FL) for the introduction of the Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act. PCA believes legislation like this bill is important in curbing burdensome regulations that harm small businesses....
by PCA | Jul 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
Premium Cigars and pipe tobacco are being threatened by a flavored vape bill in California. The bill is not intended for premium cigars or pipe tobacco, but the legislation is crafted in a way that could include premium products. Premium cigars and pipe tobacco...
by PCA | Jul 7, 2020 | Regulations, State News
Specifically, this measure raises the minimum age of a person to whom cigarettes, tobacco products, and nicotine products may be sold from 18 years of age to 21 years of age. In addition to raising the minimum age from 18 years of age to 21 years of age, the...
