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A Proper Protest, well organized Those are the keywords. The reason I wrote what I did was because there was a very, very poorly planned protest at the FDA being promoted on FB. The vendor who was pushing it sells products that I wouldn't want on the national news. Also, he had somehow decided...

So hey, it's Gregory Conley, the purportedly anti-vaping guy who doesn't have a clue about political advocacy. Please put away your pitchforks for a moment. When I wrote that post the other day, I honestly didn't expect it to be shared as widely as it was. Had I known it would've gone beyond...

Bill, how do you reconcile this data with Bonnie Herzog going on about the "renaissance" of the combustible cigarette?

L.A. Times -- FDA considering warning labels for liquid nicotine - LA Times Wall Street Journal / Dow Jones (with quotes from me that differ from the press release) -- FDA Proposes Warning Labels on Liquid Nicotine Bottles - NASDAQ.com

AVA press release -- FDA Jumps the Gun on E-Cigarette Regulations - The American Vaping Association AVA quoted in the AP report -- FDA Weighs New Restrictions on Liquid Nicotine Products - ABC News

The comments I delivered can be read here - AVA Gives Public Comment at Latest FDA E-Cig Workshop - The American Vaping Association

I briefly talked with Joe Nocera as he was researching this piece. It was the first time I ever told a journalist / columnist, "It's an honor to speak with you."

While this study has done and will continue to do great damage to public health and rational e-cigarette public policy, I'm glad that myself, Bill Godshall, Clive Bates, Dr. Farsalinos, and Dr. Siegel were able to get out ahead of this story and stop it from doing even more damage.

I was at speaking at a vaping conference put on by CSP for convenience store retailers and I asked the audience about whether people were actually buying Vuses and MarkTens, or if they were simply redeeming the coupons. According to them, a good number of people actually are buying them.

In most states, "tobacco product" is defined in 5+ different places throughout their state statutes. In the case of Montana, the taxation section and the youth access sections are in different chapters, and each chapter has its own set of definitions. Vapor products would be 'tobacco products'...

Taxes are not included in this bill, but you are correct that a tobacco license will be required.

Sen. Kennedy has a bad memory: He voted in favor of the e-liquid ban earlier this year. S6939B-2013 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Prohibits the sale or provision of any quantity of electronic liquid used to refill an electronic cigarette or cartridge - New York State Senate You might want to...

Thanks. Here it is on the AVA website. AVA Gives Public Comment at FDA E-Cigarette Workshop - The American Vaping Association

Thanks Carl. Your note to self is essentially the rule I subscribe to in dealing with these conferences / workshops.

You are correct. My mistake.