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  1. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    There honestly is no point in wasting time on calling Leno. Call any of these that match your area instead: California Extraordinary Session On Health Care - NOT Blowing Smoke Assembly folks that cast votes in our favor last time around were in Assembly G.O. This is Assembly Health and Senate...
  2. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Already beat you to that by 2 days. :-)
  3. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Keep doing that. If possible also showing up at the actual hearings will help (properly dressed and well behaved haha). Most of all, I think we need more consumer pressure on shops that are not involved or are in need of education. I would advise strongly against the hardline approach of "if you...
  4. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Education time; I see often that people refer to the FDA deeming vapor products at tobacco products and confusing it with the state definition that they have constantly attempted to pass. Both of those things are different. I know this sounds strange but a federal definition does not directly...
  5. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    That's correct. We're going after AB6. It's the one last "easy" shot we have. If AB6 passes without amendments things will get increasingly more difficult from that point forward.
  6. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Yes! And I have asked for 1000 people to show up for that one. Not going to get that but I'm sure I'll get a fifth of that. :-)
  7. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    I'd love a huge list like that. We have lists with various categorizations but it's not as big as we'd like it. However, using those lists via e-mail poses a problem, especially with the strict(er) rules in CA on what's considered spam. I know, I know... you'd WANT to blast things out to ALL of...
  8. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Problem: SFATA goes to bat for businesses. That may or may not always overlap 1:1 with consumer interests. Consumers should not let SFATA do all the work simply because there are things that are difficult to combat for an industry association. For example, if the age increase from 18 to 21...
  9. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Five Pawns have been helpful, financially, in the SoCal SFATA fundraisers that pay for our lobby team and PR firm (for CA purposes both SoCal and NorCal SFATA operate as one). Jay and others have flown out for several bill hearings this year.
  10. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    No need to drop them a line. Geoff, the owner of Tasty Vapor is my fellow co-president in NorCal SFATA. He's already neck deep involved in everything on an almost daily basis. :-)
  11. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    Sallie went along with me to ECC but is generally sort of "out of the game". Seeing as how I can't step back from doing what I do without things collapsing she's the one working. I'm still after a year and a half funding the activism stuff out of pocket while she works a little more on her end...
  12. StefanDidak

    CALIFORNIA VAPERS: Things are getting ugly...

    The past few days since the last hearing.... mostly juggling legislators and lobbyists and our PR folks and the speakers I'm lining up and flying out for next Tuesday. While juggling some structural changes, some bill amendment issues, a phone that keeps exploding with calls, 100+ PM's on...
  13. StefanDidak

    SFATA Unity Action Statement on anti-ANTZ CA plan of action

    I'm not sure if there are any or if notes were taken since it was a meeting format that was quite different from the regular meetings.
  14. StefanDidak

    SFATA Unity Action Statement on anti-ANTZ CA plan of action

    Thank you! :-)
  15. StefanDidak

    Vapers win in epic hashtag hijack

    Interesting... hmmm... ok, this is sort of what I had expected, somewhat. But also that we would be seeing similar campaigns in other places. Especially since they would go towards influencing public opinion on matters that are going to be big legislative issues this year. So, speaking as "one...
  16. StefanDidak

    E-cigs under fire by an Orwellian Shadowy Cabal

    Which is why it's time to get serious and start scaring our opponents.
  17. StefanDidak

    E-cigs under fire by an Orwellian Shadowy Cabal

    I do it every day but lately, especially after he enormous let-down by vapers in Berkeley, I'm not so sure whether our strategy needs to be one of trying to get the largest number to join us and participate or whether we should deploy a strategy of much more efficient small teams of just "the...
  18. StefanDidak

    E-cigs under fire by an Orwellian Shadowy Cabal

    I couldn't agree more! They do.
  19. StefanDidak

    E-cigs under fire by an Orwellian Shadowy Cabal

    Unless it's a variation on the theme; vapers are doing it to themselves... because they don't stand up to this shady BS.
  20. StefanDidak

    E-cigs under fire by an Orwellian Shadowy Cabal

    They might! Given how that is usually the case and I expect it will I always make sure I download the files and keep them safe and then make them re-appear again elsewhere :-)
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