Wisconsin Bill Would Allow For More Cigar Smoking Lounges to Open
The bill would remove an requirement that a business must have been operating as of June 3, 2009 in order to allow patrons to smoke cigars or pipes.
Louisiana Governor Signs Bill That Could Help PCA Trade Show Return to New Orleans
The bill extends the tax-exempt status for cigars and pipe tobacco sampled at the industry’s trade show when it is held in New Orleans until 2030.
Wyoming Senate Passes Cigar Tax Cap, Bill Now Heads to the House
The average cigar would decrease in cost between $1-$2 if the bill passes.
PCA Makes Promotions, Announces Vision 50 Initiative
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), one of the cigar industry’s main trade organizations, has announced that it has made two promotions and announced Vision 50,…
PCA Hires Glynn Loope As State Advocacy Director
Glynn Loope is the new director of state advocacy for the Premium Cigar Association (PCA). He has been serving as an advisor for state government…
Boutique Cigar Association Announces New Mission, Resignation of Dr. Gaby Kafie as President
Just about 3 1/2 years after its founding as an organization to better represent the needs and concerns of the cigar industry’s smaller companies, the…
PCA Promotes Joshua Habursky, Announces Glynn Loope as Advisor
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced its new leadership structure to government lobbying. Joshua Habursky has been promoted from director of federal affairs to…
Glynn Loope Leaving Cigar Rights of America Later This Year
Glynn Loope, the longtime executive director and face of Cigar Rights of America (CRA), will step down on Nov. 4, 2020, the day after the…
Coalition of American Cigar Rollers Launches as Advocacy Group
The Coalition of American Cigar Rollers, a new organization that seeks to serve as the voice of the country’s domestic cigar making operations has announced…
Cigar Rights of America Sends Letter to 50 Governors Regarding FDA Regulation
Cigar Rights of America, one of the nation’s three largest cigar trade groups, has sent a letter to each of the 50 states governors, informing…
Premium Cigar Exemption, Predicate Date Change Included in FY 2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
Congress will once again take up the issue of whether to reverse or modify regulations from premium cigars, though this time the strategy is a…
