by Premium Cigar Association | May 19, 2026 | Feature
When Eric and Mallory Drazin opened Oak Glen Tobacconist in August 2019, they knew California wasn’t an easy place to run a cigar business. High excise taxes, strict licensing rules, anti-tobacco campaigns and limited flexibility for specialty retailers were already...
by Premium Cigar Association | Jan 15, 2026 | Feature
On January 1, 2026, California became one of the first jurisdictions in the world to require home sellers to disclose the presence of so-called “third-hand smoke” to prospective buyers. Under Assembly Bill 455, sellers of single-family homes must provide written...
by Premium Cigar Association | Nov 10, 2025 | State News
After legal challenges from the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) and the Cigar Rights Of America (CRA) in state and federal courts addressing the California Unflavored Tobacco List regulatory scheme, the Attorney General of California has started a process to make...
by Premium Cigar Association | Oct 9, 2025 | State News
On the evening of October 8, U.S. District Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani denied the premium cigar industry’s emergency request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to postpone California’s Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL) filing deadline, which takes effect...
by Premium Cigar Association | Oct 8, 2025 | Feature
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), along with Cigar Rights of America (CRA), Rocky Patel Premium Cigars, Inc., Oliva Cigar Co., Piloto Cigars, Inc. (d/b/a Padrón Cigars, Inc.), A. Fuente & Co., LLC, Ashton Distributors, Inc., Premium Imports, Inc. (d/b/a La Flor...
