Who We Are
As you are aware, there have been numerous attacks on the retail tobacconists of Virginia and our customers. Smoking bans, taxation, and a general infringement on the ability of our customers to enjoy the products we offer are now a reality in the state of Virginia.
In response to these attacks, the Cigar Association of Virginia (CAV) has been formed as a political action committee for the retail tobacconists, our customers, and others that have an interest in the products we sell and the businesses that we run.
The primary goals of the Cigar Association of Virginia are:
- Contest smoking ban legislation in private businesses
- Battle anti-tobacco legislation, such as the approach to taxation of premium cigars and pipe tobaccos
- Protect the rights of tobacco shop owners and their customers
This website is your portal for protecting the rights of the retail tobacconists and our customers. Please use this site to contact the organization, and our legislators. Your support is critical in the successful accomplishment of the goals listed above!
Blog
Check out the recent posts from Cigar Association of Virginia
VA ALERT! HB 1120: Tobacco products; tax on all tobacco products, penalties.
This measure provides that tobacco products, defined in the bill, would be subject to tax at rates of $1.80 per pack of cigarettes or 39 percent of the wholesale price for all other tobacco products. [...]
VA ALERT! HB 93: Flavored tobacco products; sale or distribution prohibited, civil penalty.
This measure bans flavored tobacco products and creates civil penalties. Specifically, this measure bans the sale or distribution of flavored "tobacco products", which means a cigarette or an alternative nicotine product, a heated tobacco product, [...]
VA ALERT! SB 852:Tobacco products; tax on all tobacco products, penalties.
This measure makes changes to the definitions of "tobacco product" and "cigarette" and changes their taxation rates, defines "electronic smoking device", imposes taxes on "electronic smoking devices", and allows localities to tax cigarettes. Tobacco products, [...]
VA ALERT! HB 1119 Flavored tobacco products; sale prohibited, civil penalty.
This measure would prohibit the sale, distribution, offering for sale or distribution, or causing the sale or distribution of flavored tobacco products. Specifically, this measure provides that no person, tobacco retail establishment, or manufacturer shall [...]
News and Alerts
- VA ALERT! HB 1120: Tobacco products; tax on all tobacco products, penalties.
- VA ALERT! HB 93: Flavored tobacco products; sale or distribution prohibited, civil penalty.
- VA ALERT! SB 852:Tobacco products; tax on all tobacco products, penalties.
- VA ALERT! HB 1119 Flavored tobacco products; sale prohibited, civil penalty.
- VA ALERT! HB 1283 Tobacco products retailers; registration, purchase, possession, and sale of products, penalties.
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