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IMPORTANT UPDATE
Dear Members, Last July, CASAA reached out to our members and allies with an urgent plea for funding. We spent the summer and into the fall approaching potential donors, but fell short of our goal. In turn, CASAA continued cutting costs to the point that we were no longer able to support our... -
HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)
Dear Members, Last July, CASAA reached out to our members and allies with an urgent plea for funding. We spent the summer and into the fall approaching potential donors, but fell short of our goal. In turn, CASAA continued cutting costs to the point that we were no longer able to support our... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: SOUTH CAROLINA A bill (S.287) known to advocates as “PMTA Registry” legislation has passed the state senate and is now being considered in the house. If enacted, this law would effectively make the state of South Carolina an enforcement arm of cigarette companies and the Food... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
⚠️HEADS UP: WASHINGTON⚠️ New bills have been introduced and referred to committees that are a direct attack on low risk alternatives to smoking, allegedly to "protect youth," despite the dramatic decline in youth vaping and tobacco use. HB2068/SB5803 would ban flavors (all tobacco products and... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION UPDATE: OKLAHOMA SB1102 has passed committees in both the Senate and the House! This law would effectively make the state of Oklahoma an enforcement arm of cigarette companies and the FDA, empowering state authorities to enforce the disastrous federal anti-vaping regulations... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: TENNESSEE UPDATE A bill (SB 763/HB 968) known to advocates as “PMTA Registry” legislation has been passed in the Senate and is now on the House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for TOMORROW, May 8, 2025! If enacted, this law would effectively make the state of... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: NEW MEXICO If enacted, SB 20 would nearly DOUBLE the wholesale tax on vapor products from 25% to 40%. This bill has passed through the Senate and is now moving in the House. The next hearing is expected to be in the House Taxation and Revenue Committee. Prior to the next... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: RHODE ISLAND With your SUPPORT, S. 543 would provide an EXEMPTION from Rhode Island’s flavor ban for vape shops and ALLOW them to sell flavored products. This bill has a companion in the House, HB 5239, which has been “held for further study” in the House Corporations committee... -
HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)
"The vape danger article carried by The Mirror (now across news networks) is beyond shoddy The research has not been published It has not been peer-reviewed It makes unsupportable claims..." Check out Dave's thread breaking down the latest junk science vaping "study" here on X: -
HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)
"Vaping is a huge threat to their ideology so they have to attack it. They can’t do it with the truth; the facts don’t support their position. So their only resort is misinformation." Dr. Michael Siegel discusses his renewed mission & its enemies with Kiran Sidhu. Leading Pro-Vape Academic... -
HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)
"Teen smoking has virtually died out. This once unimaginable fact appears in the Centers for Disease Control’s report from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). According to the survey, only 1.7 percent of high school students were current smokers (i.e., they had smoked on one day or... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: MONTANA URGENT! HEARING TOMORROW Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM HB 525 would put hundreds of independent #vape shops out of business, hundreds of workers out of jobs, and thousands of Montana residents at risk of returning to smoking, or delaying attempts at quitting... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
UPDATE! SOUTH DAKOTA HB 1069 has passed the House and is now being considered by the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee! If enacted, this law would effectively make the state of South Dakota an enforcement arm of the Food and Drug Administration empowering state authorities to enforce the... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION: TENNESSEE A bill (SB 763)* known to advocates as “PMTA Registry” legislation has been introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor. This bill is scheduled for a public hearing on: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the Senate Committee on Commerce... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION - NEBRASKA In addition to the flavor ban bill (see CTA for LB 285,) this bill (LB 712) would impose a 40% wholesale tax on vapor products! This bill has been referred to the Revenue committee and is not currently scheduled for a hearing. We will update this alert as more details... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION - NEBRASKA LB 285 would BAN FLAVORS — even if they’ve been authorized by FDA. This means that several products sold in mint, menthol, or wintergreen would be summarily banned without any scientific review by the legislature or state health department. This bill has been referred... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION - SOUTH DAKOTA HB 1069, known to advocates as “PMTA Registry” legislation, has been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business. This bill is assigned to the House Health and Human Services Committee and is waiting to be scheduled for a... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION - WASHINGTON PUBLIC HEARING: Friday, January 31, 2025 8:00 AM (subject to change) A bill (HB 1534) known to advocates as “PMTA Registry” legislation has been introduced and referred to the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business. Find out more TAKE ACTION NOW... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION - OREGON SB 702 would BAN FLAVORS, even if they’ve been authorized by FDA! SB 702 is not currently scheduled for a hearing, but advocates in Oregon are encouraged to take this opportunity to send a message to your state senator urging them to oppose SB 702. CASAA will update... -
CASAA CALLS TO ACTION!
CALL TO ACTION WASHINGTON New bills would BAN lower risk nicotine and tobacco flavored products — even if they’ve been authorized by FDA. If you're in the state of Washington, please take this opportunity to send a message to your state lawmakers urging them to oppose HB 1203/SB 5183 and any...