Cigar Association of America
Illinois Enacts Premium Cigar Tax Cap
June 19, 2026
Illinois lawmakers have approved a 75-cent cap on excise taxes for premium cigars, effective Jan. 1. The cap will apply to retail and remote sales. ...
Cigar Association of America Announces Terry Gallagher, Jr. as New Chairman
December 8, 2025
The Cigar Association of America has named Terry Gallagher, Jr. as the association’s new chairman. Gallagher, Jr., president of Smoker Friendly tobacco outlets, was elected ...
Boutique Cigar Association Announces Dissolution and Full Alignment with Leading National Trade Associations
November 21, 2025
The Boutique Cigar Association, active since 2016, has dissolved its board. “With strong political and economic headwinds ahead, our industry can no longer afford to ...
PCA and CAA Partner on Groundbreaking Study of Cigar Tax Cap Policies in the U.S.
June 16, 2025
Premium Cigar Association and Cigar Association of America are collaborating on a national study of cigar tax cap policies enacted and planned in the U.S. ...
Former PCA Exec Scott Pearce to Lead Cigar Association
April 29, 2024
The Cigar Association of America will be led by Scott Pearce, former executive director of the Premium Cigar Association. Pearce, whose title will be president, ...
Tabacalera USA CEO Javier Estades Re-elected Cigar Association of America Chairman
November 15, 2023
Javier Estades, CEO of Tabacalera USA, was re-elected chairman of the Cigar Association of America at the association’s recent annual meeting. “I am excited to ...
Regulations Fully Vacated for Premium Cigars
August 10, 2023
A federal judge this week removed a determination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that sought to regulate premium cigars as it would other ...
Judge Rules Against FDA in Regulation Lawsuit
July 6, 2022
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration must provide solid reasoning as to why it should regulate premium cigars, a federal judge said this week in ...
Waiting To Exhale
October 13, 2021
Premiums on Trial as Feds Weigh Fate Pedro Gomez returned to his native Nicaragua in 2006 from the U.S. armed with a pedigree in international ...
Cigar Association of America’s Chairman Estades Steps Down
November 11, 2020
Cigar Association of America Chairman Javier Estades has stepped down after leading the group for five years. The announcement came last week during the CAA’s ...
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