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CALL TO ACTION PENNSYLVANIA Stop a Flavor Ban! HB 1161, would ban tobacco and nicotine products in any flavor other than tobacco is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9:00 AM. TAKE ACTION NOW... -
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This is a worthwhile summary of the speaking points made at The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) 2023, including this tidbit from CASAA CEO Alex Clark: "What is needed now is to disseminate the idea that nicotine users are not just data on a spreadsheet and to get that message out... -
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Thank You, Greg Conley and AVA! "CASAA would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" to the Board of Directors at the American Vaping Association (AVA) and AVA President, Greg Conley, for your years of leadership and support...." https://casaa.org/thank-you-greg-conley-and-ava/ -
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FDA Orders Vuse Alto Menthol & Mixed Berry Pods Off the Market The agency has only authorized 7 e-liquid vaping devices (one is no longer sold). All of the FDA-authorized products are manufactured by three Big Tobacco-owned companies... -
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The latest attempts at villainizing vapor products is the hand-wringing over the "environmental waste" #vaping produces – without putting it into any type of context. Well, this article from New Scientist just provided much-needed context: "Toys contribute 77 times more to the world’s... -
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Real people. Real Stories. "Anecdote" #13,532: Thirty-eight year old James had smoked for 22 years and his health was rapidly declining. Just 2 months after ending up in the hospital, vaping changed his life for the better. Please SHARE YOUR SUCCESS at: Vape Stories - Real Consumer... -
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CALL TO ACTION If HR 5715 is enacted, consumers will be paying up to 6¢/mg of nicotine compared to 1.1¢/mg in cigarettes. The tax hike is just as bad, if not worse, for nicotine pouches, snus, and moist snuff -- all reduced risk products compared to cigarettes... -
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It's another chapter ending for Greg, but this new chapter finds him still advocating for tobacco harm reduction! "The AVA was founded in 2014 by Conley and vape business owners trying to combat the slanted news coverage and misinformation campaigns vaping faced. Before that, he had served as... -
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️CASAA LIVE️ TODAY at 4:30 PM/3:30 PM, join Alex and Logan as they view Alex's recent discussion with scientist and harm reduction advocate Annie Kleykamp about her efforts to make sure older people who smoke aren't left behind in THR. https://youtube.com/live/OUd06eJGm_s?feature=share -
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CASAA LIVE This week, join @Hello_Alex and @LoganExhales as they view Alex's recent discussion with scientist and harm reduction advocate Annie Kleykamp about her efforts to make sure older people who smoke aren't left behind in THR. TOMORROW at 4:30 PM ET/3:30 PM CT! -
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CASAA BLOG ‘Big Vape’ a surprising new Netflix series about vaping. Persistent popcorn lung lies. India bans e-cig possession. New studies debunk gateway claim/flavor bans. AG money grab. Finland's success tackling an illicit market & more... -
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"The survey might as well have asked "Are you in favour of taking away other people’s freedom?" In a country where one in four people want nightclubs and casinos to be shut down forever, the answer to that question is increasingly 'Yes'." ~ Christopher Snowdon... -
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"In each of the four episodes, people unapologetically confront those who told lies about vaping, including the infamous junk scientist Stanton Glantz. For tobacco harm reductionists who lived through the Juul panic, the docuseries is cause for cheer." https://filtermag.org/juul-netflix-big-vape/ -
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It's always been a money grab. The AGs knew the lawsuits had nothing to do with "saving children." Youth vaping had dropped significantly BEFORE the lawsuits. There never was a "youth vaping epidemic" and the small number of youth who are still vaping would otherwise be smoking... -
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Just ignore the fact that she'd been SMOKING and was able to NOT SMOKE for 10 YEARS. If not for vaping, it's very likely she'd have been smoking that whole time. Also ignore that her symptoms would've been just as bad (if not worse) when quitting smoking... -
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This article was going fairly well until it said "One of the most common health risks is popcorn lung." This is patently false. Vaping has NOT been shown to cause "popcorn lung," a condition typically linked to inhaling "oils" that are NOT found in vapes... -
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"Industry observers...have been talking about the growing neo-prohibition movement for a while now. The new story is about making alcoholic beverages less socially acceptable, like with tobacco.” Tobacco, now nicotine, next alcohol. When will it end... -
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"If it is only vaping, then why do we care about nicotine use, in itself a relatively low harm substance? Is it that, morally, we do not like the idea of dependence or is it that we struggle with harm perceptions that distort clinical reasoning?" Indeed. -
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PMI has developed heat-not-burn sticks (LEVIA) that don't contain tobacco but a "non-tobacco substrate" infused with nicotine and various flavors. The product may avoid the punitive taxes and restrictions imposed on other low risk tobacco products...