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  1. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    CALL TO ACTION: DENVER, CO! An ordinance that would BAN the sale of all FLAVORED tobacco and nicotine products (with an exemption for hookah) will be discussed and voted on at a city council hearing on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM (MST). TAKE ACTION NOW...
  2. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    CALL TO ACTION: Belchertown, MA The Board of Health is expected to meet TOMORROW Wednesday, November 6, to consider passing a so-called “Nicotine Free Generation” (NFG) law that would ban sales to anyone born on or after January 1, 2004. The board is also considering a rule that would restrict...
  3. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    New proposal to ban flavored tobacco in the works in Denver! New proposal to ban flavored tobacco in the works in Denver
  4. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    On October 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the rate of teen tobacco smoking and vaping continued to decline over the past year. "With teen vaping & smoking both declining, policymakers no longer have an excuse to restrict adults from consuming flavored...
  5. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    CASAA assists eCigaretteIntelligence with their annual U.S. survey of adults who vape by helping develop survey questions that aid #vaping advocacy efforts. As we do every year, CASAA is asking our members to participate in this year’s survey! Please click here: USA - Vape Consumer Survey 2024
  6. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    CASAA assists eCigaretteIntelligence with their annual U.S. survey of adults who vape by helping develop survey questions that aid #vaping advocacy efforts. As we do every year, CASAA is asking our members to participate in this year’s survey! Please click here: USA - Vape Consumer Survey 2024
  7. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    URGENT CALL TO ACTION The Kansas City, MO committee voted to advance an ordinance that would ban the sale of ALL flavored nicotine and tobacco products. The measure is now heading to a full city council meeting TODAY! Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, 3:00 PM 26th Floor, Council Chamber Residents can...
  8. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    CALL TO ACTION: KANSAS CITY, MO The Kansas City Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee will meet on: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 1:30 PM to discuss and likely advance an ordinance that would ban the sale of all flavored nicotine and tobacco products. This includes vaping, nicotine...
  9. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    New York Assemblywoman Linda "I-Hate-People-Who-Want-to-Enjoy-Nicotine" Rosenthal is back spreading lies about #vaping. She falsely claims that "Big Tobacco" is selling "entertainment vapor products,” e-cigarettes that include “fun” and trendy features like Bluetooth, internet connectivity...
  10. kristin

    CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!

    MICHIGAN: CALL TO ACTION UPDATE A raft of anti-vaping bills aiming to reduce everyone’s access to these life-saving products, from a flavor ban and tax hikes to repealing state preemption of local tobacco retailer laws, are expected to be "electronically reproduced" on October 15th! TAKE...
  11. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    CASAA THR NEWS Data shows #vaping/THR products aren't "addicting a new generation." Study shows dual use can reduce smoking and help with quitting. AHA director shockingly displays sound logic. CDC cherry-picks data to highlight ‘concerns’ and more! READ MORE...
  12. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    First, we'd like to express our sincere condolences to this family for their unfathomable loss. Sadly, apparently they have also been misled or misinformed about the cause of this tragedy. The fact is, millions of people all over the world have used vapor products for over 15 years now and...
  13. kristin

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    "Endgame strategies including the birthdate phaseout could create a tobacco/nicotine-free generation and eventually a society free from tobacco product toxins and carcinogens. Millions of lives and billions in health care costs would be saved. But there are substantial barriers to enactment such...
  14. kristin

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    Ashley Smith, tobacco programs manager at Tobacco-Free for a Healthy New Jersey, suggests that "advanced" state laws, such as a public vaping ban, a 10% tax on e-liquids, the e-cigarette flavor ban and a 2017 Tobacco 21 law, are what helped to drive high school past-30-day vaping down from 27.6%...
  15. kristin

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    A shockingly reasonable take on a proposed PMTA registry bill by Erin Bennett, government relations director for the American Heart Association: "If they are not getting [permits from the state’s health department,] they are not getting any of the compliance checks that align with those permits...
  16. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    Tobacco Companies: We're selling e-cigarettes now (which are a far safer alternative to cigarettes.) Tobacco Control: It's a trick! Don't buy e-cigarettes, they're as bad as cigarettes and made to addict kids! We should ban them! Tobacco Companies: We're selling heat-not-burn products now...
  17. kristin

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    "What we want to encourage legislators is to research and know the facts," said Brittany Grant, regional advocacy director for Tobacco-Free Kids. No, what they want is for legislators to believe their misinformation. If lawmakers really knew the facts, they'd understand that youth don't vape...
  18. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    The horrifying consequences of bad public health recommendations and rampant misinformation. Anti-vaping = pro-smoking These are just some of the tweets that we found over the past few days:
  19. kristin

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    "The worry is that as young people experiment with these products, they may find the pouches don't continue to satisfy their growing need for nicotine and lead to smoking and vaping down the road." This is a baseless "worry." First of all, nicotine tolerance isn't like alcohol and some other...
  20. kristin

    HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

    Next time someone claims that e-cigarettes are "creating a new generation of nicotine addiction," are a "gateway to using other tobacco products" or are "reversing progress in reducing youth tobacco use," you can just show them this.