Call to Action from CASAA for Washington State.

[tmcase]

I received an email from CASAA CASAA: Call to Action! Washington Bill to Impose Excessive 95% Tax on E-Cigarettes

I've requested a yellow banner be put up to inform the members. I don't know the proper procedure for getting a banner so I just posted a request in Site Feedback.

 

[DavidOck]

Thanks! Been trying for that for a couple of days...

Posted it to the Where's my Wa vapers forum, and someone else started a thread in General that got move to Legislation, but a lot of members don't go there...

 

[tmcase]

Thanks! Been trying for that for a couple of days...

Posted it to the Where's my Wa vapers forum, and someone else started a thread in General that got move to Legislation, but a lot of members don't go there...

I guess our state isn't important enough to bother with.

 

[sonicdsl]

Sorry about that! I've PM'd both Roly & SJ, hopefully one or the other will see it in short order.

 

[tmcase]

Sorry about that! I've PM'd both Roly & SJ, hopefully one or the other will see it in short order.

Thanks for trying. I've PM'd Kristin and she hasn't responded either. I don't get it. It's like we are in a forgotten state. Is there anybody else that can post that yellow banner? Time is running out. This bill could go to the Senate next week.

 

[sonicdsl]

Thanks for trying. I've PM'd Kristin and she hasn't responded either. I don't get it. It's like we are in a forgotten state. Is there anybody else that can post that yellow banner? Time is running out. This bill could go to the Senate next week.

No, unfortunately just SJ & Roly can do that.

 

[tmcase]

No, unfortunately just SJ & Roly can do that.

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[sonicdsl]

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I know... sorry about that. Connecticut wants one too.

 

[tmcase]

I know... sorry about that. Connecticut wants one too.

How long has Conn been waiting? Oregon is just below us and they had a banner for a couple weeks. That blows!

 

[sonicdsl]

CT requested today...

 

[tmcase]

CT requested today...

Oh good. I was afraid you were going to say they've been waiting for weeks. 8-o

Good luck Connecticut.

 

[tmcase]

Thank you sonicdsl for getting us the banner. I don't see Connecticut though.

 

[DavidOck]

Nice! Thanks!

 

[sonicdsl]

You're welcome. Fortunately (for us anyway) Roly was online a bit ago (quite late in the UK, but hey...). We discussed it, and it seemed with so many popping up at once, that it would be easier to update a list of states affected in the banner, instead of separate banners. Otherwise the page would start half way down! 8-o

It turns out that Connecticut doesn't appear to have an actual CTA on them... if someone can point it out to me, we can add that too.

 

[DavidOck]

Huh, just double checked the CASAA site, and no call for CT there.

Good idea to link the banner to it's own pages!

 

[tmcase]

Huh, just double checked the CASAA site, and no call for CT there.

Good idea to link the banner to it's own pages!

I agree but it's unsettling to see so many CTA's popping up at the same time. The whole country has gone crazy.

 

[tmcase]

And thank you Roly!

 

[Akomplice]

I'll give it a try. Between this and what's going on out here in LA, I might have to stop vaping all together...

It went from me rarely ever seeing anyone else with a real vape around my college to seeing them everywhere. Before this, I was never bothered for vaping in public anywhere, but just yesterday I was told in Harbor Freight and Target that "We don't allow those in this building."

That's their right, I guess, it's just odd that it never bothered anyone for almost 4 and 1/2 years. Now that's it's "popular" and vape stores and lounges are popping up everywhere, everyone has a problem with it, and you know the Feds and big tobacco want their pound of flesh.

I doubt any of them will vote no on any tax for anything deemed a "Sin Tax".

 

[tmcase]

I'll give it a try. Between this and what's going on out here in LA, I might have to stop vaping all together...

It went from me rarely ever seeing anyone else with a real vape around my college to seeing them everywhere. Before this, I was never bothered for vaping in public anywhere, but just yesterday I was told in Harbor Freight and Target that "We don't allow those in this building."

That's their right, I guess, it's just odd that it never bothered anyone for almost 4 and 1/2 years. Now that's it's "popular" and vape stores and lounges are popping up everywhere, everyone has a problem with it, and you know the Feds and big tobacco want their pound of flesh.

I doubt any of them will vote no on any tax for anything deemed a "Sin Tax".

We would really appreciate it if you would give it a big try. I got an email from a rep in I don't know which state since I've sent out so many emails to many states but she used my name and said that she would vote against the tax so I know it wasn't a canned email. So not everybody is against us, it just seems that way.