Join CRA. Defend the freedom to enjoy premium cigars.
Membership fuels the legal, legislative, regulatory, and grassroots work required to protect premium cigars from excessive taxation, prohibitionist policies, and regulatory overreach.
- Legal defense of the premium cigar exemption
- Grassroots action and hearing mobilization
- Federal and state legislative engagement
- Regulatory and agency representation
Regulators and legislators respond to organized constituencies.
Premium cigars are targeted year after year — by tax hikes, flavor language that sweeps cigars in with vaping products, shipping bans, and regulatory overreach at the FDA.
CRA is the only national organization built exclusively to defend adult premium cigar consumers, the retailers who serve them, and the manufacturers who craft their cigars.
A large, funded, active membership is the single most persuasive tool CRA can bring to a hearing room, a courtroom, or an agency comment docket.
Every dollar goes to a specific line of defense.
Litigation
Direct funding of the courtroom fight for the premium cigar exemption and against unlawful federal restrictions.
Lobbying
Full-time representation in Washington and coordinated state-capitol engagement on cigar-specific legislation.
Grassroots
Legislator lookup, action alerts, comment drives, and mobilization tools that put member voices on the record.
Add your name to the national coalition.
Individual membership is the fastest way for cigar enthusiasts to be counted, kept informed of active threats, and mobilized when a vote or comment period is live.
- Counted in every federal, state, and agency engagement.
- Priority action alerts when a hearing or rulemaking is live.
- Access to member-only briefings and the annual Freedom Sampler.
Membership is processed through CRA's secure membership CRM. Your information is submitted directly to that system — this website does not store membership or payment records.
Retailers and manufacturers have dedicated pathways.
Join through GACS
The Great American Cigar Society is CRA's retailer program — customer education tools, in-store advocacy, and a direct line to CRA.
Fund the coalition
Manufacturer sponsorship underwrites litigation, lobbying, and industry-wide campaigns. Recognized on the sponsor roster.
What members most often ask.
- Is my membership contribution the same as a PAC donation?
- No. General CRA membership dues fund advocacy, legal, and grassroots work. Contributions to the CRA PAC are governed by separate federal election rules and eligibility requirements.
- Is CRA membership tax-deductible?
- Membership dues are generally not tax-deductible as charitable contributions. Consult a tax professional for guidance specific to your situation.
- How is my information used?
- Member contact information is used to send action alerts, briefings, and membership communications. CRA does not sell member data.
- How do I renew?
- Existing members should use the Renew page to keep their membership active without creating a new record.