PCA Acquires The Cigar Academy From Oliva Cigars

April 1, 2026

The Premium Cigar Association has acquired The Cigar Academy from Oliva Cigars, bringing the education and certification platform under PCA control. The program was originally developed to preserve knowledge... Read More...

PCA Announces Results of 2026 Board of Directors Election

Eric Guttormson

January 30, 2026

Press Releases

Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced the results of its 2026 Board of Directors election, with three new members elected and two current board members returning for additional terms. The election fo... Read More...

Court Ruling Keeps California UTL Deadline in Effect

Eric Guttormson

October 9, 2025

Press Releases

On October 8, U.S. District Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani denied the premium cigar industry’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that sought to delay California’s Unflavored Tobacco List (UTL) fili... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE with Josh Habursky

Eric Guttormson

September 24, 2025

Smoke Night Live

Cigar Industry State of the Union Show It’s been a while since we’ve had an update from the Premium Cigar Association on the health and outlook of the cigar industry. On this episode, PCA CEO Josh Habursky joi... Read More...

PCA Responds to Newly Announced Tariffs

Eric Guttormson

April 3, 2025

Press Releases

On April 2, 2025, the White House announced a significant shift in trade policy that will affect the premium cigar industry, among other sectors. As of April 5, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. EDT, a 10% tariff will be app... Read More...

PCA Applauds FDA’s Decision to Withdraw Flavored Cigar Ban

Eric Guttormson

January 23, 2025

Press Releases

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has welcomed the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent decision to withdraw its proposed Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars rule. The move, w... Read More...

Davidoff to Return to Premium Cigar Association Trade Show in 2025

Eric Guttormson

August 13, 2024

Press Releases

Davidoff of Geneva USA, has announced its return to the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Trade Show in 2025. Davidoff first pulled out of the trade show in 2020 along with Drew estate, Altadis, and General Cigar... Read More...

Shannon Marie Joins PCA as New Director of Trade Show and Events, Bringing Over a Decade of Expertise

Eric Guttormson

July 16, 2024

Press Releases

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) has announced the appointment of Shannon Marie as its new Director of Trade Show and Events, effective July 15, 2024. With over a decade of experience in the events industry,... Read More...

Scott Pearce Departs the Premium Cigar Association

Eric Guttormson

April 26, 2024

Press Releases

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA), have announced the departure of Scott Pearce, its executive director. Pearce will join the Cigar Association of America (CAA) as its new president, effective May 28, 2024. T... Read More...

2024 Premium Cigar Association Trade Show

Smoke Night LIVE – Which New Cigar Releases Move the Needle?

Eric Guttormson

March 13, 2024

Smoke Night Live

The Premium Cigar Association Trade Show (PCA) is a mere week away, and that means a plethora of announcements for new cigar products. But the real question is: which of these new product announcements move the... Read More...

Smoke Night LIVE – PCA’s Scott Pearce

Eric Guttormson

April 4, 2023

Smoke Night Live

Scott Pearce the Executive Director of the Premium Cigar Association joins Smoke Night LIVE to give us an update on the cigar industry's biggest trade show. There's tons of positive news coming out of the PCA i... Read More...

PCA Launches Grassroots Campaign in Canada

Eric Guttormson

December 19, 2022

Press Releases

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) have announced the launch of its first grassroots campaign in Canada using the cigaraction.org alert center. The campaigns goal will be to engage and mobilize premium cigar r... Read More...

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