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CASAA is pleased to announce that Alex Clark will be serving as our Legislative Coordinator. Many of you know that Alex has served on CASAA’s Board of Directors and as our Legislative Director for the past year and a half, both of which are volunteer positions. Given the massive increase in...

The proposal to tax vapor products refuses to die and the threat is even bigger now. Lawmakers are struggling to finalize the 2016 budget and a tax on vaping is squarely in their sights. PA - The vapor tax is back and even more threatening. Even though it's Friday, it is vital that PA...

The proposal to tax vapor products refuses to die and the threat is even bigger now. Lawmakers are struggling to finalize the 2016 budget and a tax on vaping is squarely in their sights. PA - The vapor tax is back and even more threatening. Even though it's Friday, it is vital that PA...

CASAA members, we have just launched a very important survey about e-cigarette use that is crucial for our upcoming advocacy efforts. Everyone please respond to it. (Even if you do not vape, please respond -- it will take just a minute for you and it will increase our coverage of the membership...

National Vapers Club is hosting a free 90-minute webinar for consumers and business owners to learn more about the current threat of FDA regulation and how we can take action. Monday, November 30 at 7pm EST Speakers Julie Woessner, President, CASAA Cynthia Cabrera, President, SFATA...

A provision (Sec. 747) in this year’s budget bill could save the U.S. vapor industry from being destroyed by the overbearing and burdensome FDA premarket application process. CASAA is asking members to voice support for a provision in this year’s budget bill that would change the grandfather...

A provision (Sec. 747) in this year’s budget bill could save the U.S. vapor industry from being destroyed by the overbearing and burdensome FDA premarket application process. CASAA is asking members to voice support for a provision in this year’s budget bill that would change the grandfather...

URGENT Call to Action re FDA regulation - Comments due TUESDAY, November 24, 2015. This isn't a complicated or time-consuming Call to Action, but it's an important one. FDA is seeking to prohibit manufacturers (which would include most vape specialty shops) from providing honest and helpful...

URGENT Call to Action re FDA regulation - Comments due TUESDAY, November 24, 2015. This isn't a complicated or time-consuming Call to Action, but it's an important one. FDA is seeking to prohibit manufacturers (which would include most vape specialty shops) from providing honest and helpful...

CASAA is pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Carter and Bruce Nye have joined our Board of Directors. Dr. Brian Carter’s field of study is addictive behaviors with a focus on the pharmacological, psychological, and behavioral foundations of tobacco and nicotine use, dependence, and motivation...

Chicago/Cook County, IL - Local Alerts! Both Chicago and Cook County are facing budget proposals that include damaging taxes on e-cigarettes. Please take action now to oppose these proposals and make plans to attend budget hearings: Cook County...

On behalf of the consumers we represent, CASAA filed a second comment in connection with FDA's advance notice of proposed rulemaking re packaging and labeling. In our first comment filed 9-27-15 (http://blog.casaa.org/2015/09/casaa-comment-on-fdas-proposed.html), among other things, we...

Always nice to report some positive news, and this is very positive indeed, and I'm happy to rebroadcast this from our friends at BRAVE (Bistate Regional Advocates for Vaping Education): September 4, 2015—Lee’s Summit, Missouri Today, The Bistate Regional Advocates for Vaping Education...

As if it wasn’t bad enough that the Chicago City Council followed in the footsteps of New York City by prohibiting vaping in the same places where smoking is banned, now Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a tax on vapor products and other tobacco products (OTP) not currently subject to city...

As if it wasn’t bad enough that the Chicago City Council followed in the footsteps of New York City by prohibiting vaping in the same places where smoking is banned, now Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a tax on vapor products and other tobacco products (OTP) not currently subject to city...

CASAA has issued a Call to Action in connection with FDA's proposed regulation of safety packaging and labeling for e-cigarettes and dissolvable smokeless tobacco. As individual consumers, there are several useful observations you can submit as comments on this ANPRM in advance of the deadline...

CASAA has issued a Call to Action in connection with FDA's proposed regulation of safety packaging and labeling for e-cigarettes and dissolvable smokeless tobacco. As individual consumers, there are several useful observations you can submit as comments on this ANPRM in advance of the deadline...

On Monday, July 13th, 2015, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley announced that the state legislature would be heading back into special session to hash out the details of the state’s budget. One of the proposals to be discussed will be a revived version of an earlier e-cigarette tax bill. Please...

Several bills are scheduled to be heard in the Joint Committee on Public Health on Tuesday, July 14th at 1:00 PM. We have provided a summary of the bills in the full Call to Action. You will see that the proposed regulations range from obvious (prohibiting sales to minors), to predictable...

Several bills are scheduled to be heard in the Joint Committee on Public Health on Tuesday, July 14th at 1:00 PM. We have provided a summary of the bills in the full Call to Action. You will see that the proposed regulations range from obvious (prohibiting sales to minors), to predictable...