The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filed a notice of appeal of Judge Amit P. Mehta's decision to vacate the deeming rule in the case of Cigar Association of America et al v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al (Case No. 1:16-cv-01460-APM)

Plasencia 1865 announces that Jim Young has joined the company as an advisor and board member. Mr. Young has been in the premium cigar industry since 2011 with Oettinger Davidoff AG, first as President - Davidoff North America based in Pinellas Park, FL and then as Davidoff’s Global Chief Commercial Officer based in Basel, Switzerland.