[ Just paste broken links shown in purple directly into your browser - the extra line doesn't matter. Pls. PM me if you have more recent info. about proposed/actual legislation, if you think I've missed an important story, or if you want more tweaks to the formatting program. ]
1) EU Parliament expected to pass legislation next week, act could be published in April or May.
2) WA SB 6569 ready for floor - 95% wholesale tax and burdensome B&M requirements.
[ CASAA call: CASAA: Call to Action! Washington Bill to Impose Excessive 95% Tax on E-Cigarettes and http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-cigs-95-referred-senate-ways-means-cmte.html ]
3) Utah SB 12 and HB 112 ready for floor - online sales ban (both), HB112 burdensome supplier requirements.
[ CASAA call: CASAA: Call to Action! Utah Online Sales Ban (Effectively Would Make It Illegal for Utah Residents to Purchase Online) and UT vapers call at: Utah Call to Action and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...grade-nicotine-require-license-make-sell.html ]
4) Lake Charles LA city ord. put on hold for 60 days (would define vaping as smoking - indoors and outdoors).
[ CASAA alert: CASAA: Local Alert! Lake Charles, Louisiana E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
5) FL SB 224 - simple minor sales ban now out of committee, thought to be one of the first bills to be heard when legislature returns on March 4th..
6) Lubbock TX may be in danger of extending its city ord. to ban indoor and outdoor vaping.
7) Spanish gov't considering ad bans for vaping products.
8) Beverly Hills CA's Indoor Clean Air Act ord. extension to vaping (including public parks) may already be effectively passed.
9) Dr. Siegal demands that Glantz take back his accusation that the vaping industry has paid for right-wing think tank statements (Yesterday, this space reported that Glantz took the accusation down from his blog, but it's still circulating.) Gary Cox of ECF InfoZone on the poison control center call stories. Also: Dr. Rodu on last month's NEJM study.
Coverage: EU, Spain, US States: NY, PA, FL, OH, LA, TX, WI, ND, UT, WA, OR, CA
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(ECF's InfoZone) Fear-Mongering Journalist Gets Low Marks - ECF InfoZone
Gary Cox takes on the "poison control center calls" stories, etc.
(Dr. Siegal's blog) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/will-stan-glantz-defend-his-false.html
Dr. Siegal challenges Stanton Glantz to defend the charge that the vaping co.s "have been behind the scenes orchestrating and paying for statements by a number of right-wing think tanks that are supportive of electronic cigarettes." As reported in this space a couple of days ago, Glantz has removed the accusations from his blog.
(Dr. Rodu's blog) http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2014/02/tobacco-harm-reduction-endorsed-in-new.html
Dr. Rodu analyzes last month's NEJM THR study.
***
(Tobacco Industry Collection Site, Re: EU) http://www.tobaccoreporter
.com/2014/02/eu-tobacco-products-directive-on-track/
Junk-free summary of the EU situation: (1) Euro. Parliament (EP) vote on Feb 26; (2) Tobacco Products Directive "expected" to be adopted during a Euro Council meeting on March 14 and signed by EP Pres. Schultz by April 4th.; (3) act to be published in April or May. No junk.
(US Nat'l Bus. site Re: Glaxo and EU regulation) http://www.bloomberg
.com/news/2014-02-19/glaxo-memo-shows-drug-industry-lobbying-on-e-cigarettes.html
More on GlaxoSmithKline's lobbying of the EU to regulate vaping as therapy. No junk.
***
(US Tobacco Industry collection site, re: Spain) http://www.tobaccoreporter
.com/2014/02/spain-looks-at-e-cigarette-ad-bans/
Short junk-free article reports that Spanish gov't is considering restrictions on TV vaping ads.
***
(Reuters, int'l news on US regulations) http://www.reuters
.com/article/2014/02/20/us-usa-health-ecigarettes-idUSBREA1J1JJ20140220
The US OMB has finished reviewing FDA-proposed regulations on vaping. Much speculation in the article about the contents of the regulation. "Mitch Zeller, head of the FDA's tobacco division, said in an interview that there is a 'continuum of risk' among nicotine products currently on the market, with cigarettes on one end and medicinal nicotine on the other. He declined to say where on the spectrum he expects e-cigarettes to fall or what is contained in the FDA's proposals. In general, he said, people smoke for the nicotine and die from the tar." Some junk. More stories collected below, at end.
***
(Syracuse NY US local paper) http://www.syracuse
.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/poll_results.html
Mostly junk-free report on the American 2014 American E-Cigarette Etiquette survey, calls for reader comments.
[ NY has a vaping=smoking bill indoor ban now in the legislature. See: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ng-e-cigs-contain-tobacco-all-workplaces.html also tax bill: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-tax-e-cig-cartridges-75-wholesale-price.html ]
***
(Philadelphia PA US ind. web site) http://www.philly
.com/philly/living/Councilman_Greenlee_proposes_bill_prohibiting_e-cigarette_sales_to_minors.html
Junk-free commentary on Councilman Bill Greenlee's second proposed ord. for a simple minor sales ban, as well as his proposed ext. to the indoor clean air act to cover vaping in public parks (etc.).
[ See CASAA alert: CASAA: Call to Action! Philadelphia E-Cigarette Usage Ban and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...c-cigarettes-existing-indoor-smoking-ban.html ]
***
(Miami FL US local paper) http://www.miamiherald
.com/2014/02/20/3949536/proposed-florida-law-would-ban.html
FL SB 224, a simple minor sales ban, is thought to be one of the first bills to be heard when the legis. comes back into session on March 4th. No junk. Also see: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...would-block-electronic-cigarettes-minors.html
(Tampa Bay FL US local paper) http://www.tampabay
.com/news/health/qa-the-basics-about-e-cigarettes/2166531
Complete hit job piece on vaping, contains FDA '09 trash, and lacks everything except the "don't try it to quit" warning. Vapers, please hit back in comments, e-mails.
***
(AP story on OH US simple minor sale ban) http://theintelligencer.net/page/content
.detail/id/461276/Ohio-lawmakers-OK-ban-on-e-cigarette-sales-to-kids.html?isap=1&nav=536
Assoc. press story on OH's simple minor sales ban, which you'll find reprinted in many outlets today. Bill is ready for Gov. Kasich's signature. No junk.
(Todedo OH US ind. TV station) http://www.northwestohio
.com/about/contact_us.aspx#.UwdH8s5idzg
Junk-filled ANTZ-propaganda-driven story about minors; what's ominous about it is that OH A/G DeWine-R is citing the lack of regulation after OH just passed a minor sales ban.
(Upper Arlington OH US local paper) http://www.dispatch
.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/21/upper-arlington-council-postpones-vote-on-e-cigarettes.html
City Council delays acting on simple minor ban, due to statewide passage of same. Apparently this proposed ord. may not "morph" into a vaping=smoking clean air act extension. No junk.
***
(Lake Charles LA US fox affiliate) http://www.watchfox29
.com/mostpopular/story/E-Cigarette-Ban/UswHnYg90US0jVwctd3aOg.cspx
Proposed ord. that would define vaping as smoking for purposes of the city clean indoor air act (which also applies to parks, etc.) put on hold for 60 days. No junk. More stores collected below, at end.
[ See CASAA alert: CASAA: Local Alert! Lake Charles, Louisiana E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
(Baton Rouge LA US local TV) http://www.wbrz
.com/news/bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors-in-la-/
Junk free report on SB 12, which is a simple minor ban. Legislature starts session March 10. See more coverage below, at end.
***
(Lubbock TX US local Fox affiliate) http://www.myfoxlubbock
.com/news/local/story/electronic-cigarette-vape-ban-texas-law/F9qUFIm0qU6L_jD4ORkCRA.cspx
Lubbock Mayor says that Lubbock isn't going to emulate Frisco's extension of its clean air ord. to cover vaping, because "'I haven't had any facts put before me that shows the vapor harms anybody,' Robertson said. 'So I think at this point, until we have health officials bring us information saying here's the problem these are causing, I'm not one to go out and try to fix a problem that I really don't think exists yet.'" Vapers might want to take pre-emptive action, by contacting the Mayor and their City Council members.
[ As far as I know, nothing is pending in the TX Legis. PM me if you know differently. ]
***
(Appleton/Fox Cities WI US local paper) http://www.postcrescent
.com/article/20140220/APC0301/302200373/Buzz-Extra-E-cigarettes-polarize-reader-base
Report of reader feedback on vaping. Thx to all the vapers who commented. Junk comes from anti-vapers.
[ WI has two proposed bills that would explicitly exempt from the state Indoor Clean Air Act, which CASAA strongly supports: CASAA: Call to Action! UPDATED: SUPPORT Wisconsin SB 440 and AB 762 EXEMPTING E-cigarettes from public use bans! ]
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(Bismark ND US local paper) http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/library-may-take-action-on-e-cigarettes/article_735dd1ba-9a73-11e3-9436-001a4bcf887a.html
Public library is going to ammend its smoke-free policy to explicitly include vaping. ND already has some of the toughest anti-vaping laws in the country, including a Clean Indoor Act. Bismark has separately included vaping in its Clean Indoor Air ord. This story listed for amusement only - apparently some public bodies feel the need for three layers of anti-vaping regulations. No junk.
***
(SL UT US local paper) http://www.sltrib
.com/sltrib/politics/57574821-90/cigarettes-bill-cigarette-utah.html.csp
Junk-filled report on HB 112, which is now ready for the house floor - bans online sales and imposes burdensome requirements on vaping B&M outlets and manufacturers. SB 12 which bans online sales and raises the tobacco products age to 21 is also out of cmte. See: CASAA call at: CASAA: Call to Action! Utah Online Sales Ban (Effectively Would Make It Illegal for Utah Residents to Purchase Online) and UT vapers call at: Utah Call to Action and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...grade-nicotine-require-license-make-sell.html
***
(Lewis Co. WA US local paper) http://www.chronline
.com/news/article_82ba2cb6-9a65-11e3-b957-0019bb2963f4.html
Article on local vape shops, mostly behind a pay wall - so it might contain junk.
[ WA's SB 6569 imposes a 95% wholesale tax, burdensome licensing requirements for B&M stores, now out of committe and on to the floor: CASAA: Call to Action! Washington Bill to Impose Excessive 95% Tax on E-Cigarettes and http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-cigs-95-referred-senate-ways-means-cmte.html ]
***
(U. OR US student paper) http://dailyemerald
.com/2014/02/20/house-bill-4115-stems-from-e-cigarettes-concerns-in-oregon/
Ominous interview w/ Rep. Phil Barnhart, sponsor of OR HB 4115 (would have extended OR Clean Air Act to cover vaping as smoking). Although bill died recently, it's clear that he's not done yet. OR appears to be out of danger until 2015, watch for local jurisdictions to act. Some junk.
***
(CA US healthcare news amalgam site) http://www.californiahealthline
.org/articles/2014/2/20/beverly-hills-gives-initial-ok-to-ecigarette-restrictions
Story suggests that City Council has already given the ord. preliminary approval - final vote in March. Bans vaping in public parks, open air dining areas, and permits landlords to restrict vaping in rental units. No junk.
[ CA is under threat from a wide variety of legislation, such as an internet sales ban: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-shipment-e-cigarettes-anyone-california.html ]
***
More coverage on the OMB/FDA:
http://thegazette
.com/2014/02/20/e-cigarettes-on-edge-ahead-of-u-s-regulation/
***
More coverage on Lake Charles LA delay, and LA SB 12 (simple minor sales ban) most articles contain ANTZ junk:
http://www.kplctv
.com/story/24771437/proposed-e-cigarette-ban-delayed-for-60-days
http://www.shreveporttimes
.com/viewart/20140220/NEWS01/140220005/Bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-minors-Louisiana
(AP version of the SB12 story, which you'll see in many places) http://www.shreveporttimes
.com/viewart/20140220/NEWS01/140220005/Bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-minors-Louisiana
***
Tip: to see whether there are bad things happening where you live, try this Google search (example for Rhode Island) -
rhode site:casaa.org
(Replace rhode with a single word that describes your city, county, or state. For ex., if you live in Eau Claire, WI - you might use "Claire" to see if something is being proposed at the city level. Don't forget the : (colon), and be sure that there's nothing before or after the colon (not even spaces or tabs.)
You can also try replacing site:casaa.org with e-cigarette to find out what the media is reporting in your area. This is usually most helpful if you use the search tools to search by date. (CASAA doesn't generally issue calls or alerts until a bill is out of a state legislative committee, or is scheduled for a local city or county hearing.)
1) EU Parliament expected to pass legislation next week, act could be published in April or May.
2) WA SB 6569 ready for floor - 95% wholesale tax and burdensome B&M requirements.
[ CASAA call: CASAA: Call to Action! Washington Bill to Impose Excessive 95% Tax on E-Cigarettes and http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-cigs-95-referred-senate-ways-means-cmte.html ]
3) Utah SB 12 and HB 112 ready for floor - online sales ban (both), HB112 burdensome supplier requirements.
[ CASAA call: CASAA: Call to Action! Utah Online Sales Ban (Effectively Would Make It Illegal for Utah Residents to Purchase Online) and UT vapers call at: Utah Call to Action and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...grade-nicotine-require-license-make-sell.html ]
4) Lake Charles LA city ord. put on hold for 60 days (would define vaping as smoking - indoors and outdoors).
[ CASAA alert: CASAA: Local Alert! Lake Charles, Louisiana E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
5) FL SB 224 - simple minor sales ban now out of committee, thought to be one of the first bills to be heard when legislature returns on March 4th..
6) Lubbock TX may be in danger of extending its city ord. to ban indoor and outdoor vaping.
7) Spanish gov't considering ad bans for vaping products.
8) Beverly Hills CA's Indoor Clean Air Act ord. extension to vaping (including public parks) may already be effectively passed.
9) Dr. Siegal demands that Glantz take back his accusation that the vaping industry has paid for right-wing think tank statements (Yesterday, this space reported that Glantz took the accusation down from his blog, but it's still circulating.) Gary Cox of ECF InfoZone on the poison control center call stories. Also: Dr. Rodu on last month's NEJM study.
Coverage: EU, Spain, US States: NY, PA, FL, OH, LA, TX, WI, ND, UT, WA, OR, CA
***
(ECF's InfoZone) Fear-Mongering Journalist Gets Low Marks - ECF InfoZone
Gary Cox takes on the "poison control center calls" stories, etc.
(Dr. Siegal's blog) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/will-stan-glantz-defend-his-false.html
Dr. Siegal challenges Stanton Glantz to defend the charge that the vaping co.s "have been behind the scenes orchestrating and paying for statements by a number of right-wing think tanks that are supportive of electronic cigarettes." As reported in this space a couple of days ago, Glantz has removed the accusations from his blog.
(Dr. Rodu's blog) http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/2014/02/tobacco-harm-reduction-endorsed-in-new.html
Dr. Rodu analyzes last month's NEJM THR study.
***
(Tobacco Industry Collection Site, Re: EU) http://www.tobaccoreporter
.com/2014/02/eu-tobacco-products-directive-on-track/
Junk-free summary of the EU situation: (1) Euro. Parliament (EP) vote on Feb 26; (2) Tobacco Products Directive "expected" to be adopted during a Euro Council meeting on March 14 and signed by EP Pres. Schultz by April 4th.; (3) act to be published in April or May. No junk.
(US Nat'l Bus. site Re: Glaxo and EU regulation) http://www.bloomberg
.com/news/2014-02-19/glaxo-memo-shows-drug-industry-lobbying-on-e-cigarettes.html
More on GlaxoSmithKline's lobbying of the EU to regulate vaping as therapy. No junk.
***
(US Tobacco Industry collection site, re: Spain) http://www.tobaccoreporter
.com/2014/02/spain-looks-at-e-cigarette-ad-bans/
Short junk-free article reports that Spanish gov't is considering restrictions on TV vaping ads.
***
(Reuters, int'l news on US regulations) http://www.reuters
.com/article/2014/02/20/us-usa-health-ecigarettes-idUSBREA1J1JJ20140220
The US OMB has finished reviewing FDA-proposed regulations on vaping. Much speculation in the article about the contents of the regulation. "Mitch Zeller, head of the FDA's tobacco division, said in an interview that there is a 'continuum of risk' among nicotine products currently on the market, with cigarettes on one end and medicinal nicotine on the other. He declined to say where on the spectrum he expects e-cigarettes to fall or what is contained in the FDA's proposals. In general, he said, people smoke for the nicotine and die from the tar." Some junk. More stories collected below, at end.
***
(Syracuse NY US local paper) http://www.syracuse
.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/poll_results.html
Mostly junk-free report on the American 2014 American E-Cigarette Etiquette survey, calls for reader comments.
[ NY has a vaping=smoking bill indoor ban now in the legislature. See: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ng-e-cigs-contain-tobacco-all-workplaces.html also tax bill: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-tax-e-cig-cartridges-75-wholesale-price.html ]
***
(Philadelphia PA US ind. web site) http://www.philly
.com/philly/living/Councilman_Greenlee_proposes_bill_prohibiting_e-cigarette_sales_to_minors.html
Junk-free commentary on Councilman Bill Greenlee's second proposed ord. for a simple minor sales ban, as well as his proposed ext. to the indoor clean air act to cover vaping in public parks (etc.).
[ See CASAA alert: CASAA: Call to Action! Philadelphia E-Cigarette Usage Ban and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...c-cigarettes-existing-indoor-smoking-ban.html ]
***
(Miami FL US local paper) http://www.miamiherald
.com/2014/02/20/3949536/proposed-florida-law-would-ban.html
FL SB 224, a simple minor sales ban, is thought to be one of the first bills to be heard when the legis. comes back into session on March 4th. No junk. Also see: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...would-block-electronic-cigarettes-minors.html
(Tampa Bay FL US local paper) http://www.tampabay
.com/news/health/qa-the-basics-about-e-cigarettes/2166531
Complete hit job piece on vaping, contains FDA '09 trash, and lacks everything except the "don't try it to quit" warning. Vapers, please hit back in comments, e-mails.
***
(AP story on OH US simple minor sale ban) http://theintelligencer.net/page/content
.detail/id/461276/Ohio-lawmakers-OK-ban-on-e-cigarette-sales-to-kids.html?isap=1&nav=536
Assoc. press story on OH's simple minor sales ban, which you'll find reprinted in many outlets today. Bill is ready for Gov. Kasich's signature. No junk.
(Todedo OH US ind. TV station) http://www.northwestohio
.com/about/contact_us.aspx#.UwdH8s5idzg
Junk-filled ANTZ-propaganda-driven story about minors; what's ominous about it is that OH A/G DeWine-R is citing the lack of regulation after OH just passed a minor sales ban.
(Upper Arlington OH US local paper) http://www.dispatch
.com/content/stories/local/2014/02/21/upper-arlington-council-postpones-vote-on-e-cigarettes.html
City Council delays acting on simple minor ban, due to statewide passage of same. Apparently this proposed ord. may not "morph" into a vaping=smoking clean air act extension. No junk.
***
(Lake Charles LA US fox affiliate) http://www.watchfox29
.com/mostpopular/story/E-Cigarette-Ban/UswHnYg90US0jVwctd3aOg.cspx
Proposed ord. that would define vaping as smoking for purposes of the city clean indoor air act (which also applies to parks, etc.) put on hold for 60 days. No junk. More stores collected below, at end.
[ See CASAA alert: CASAA: Local Alert! Lake Charles, Louisiana E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
(Baton Rouge LA US local TV) http://www.wbrz
.com/news/bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors-in-la-/
Junk free report on SB 12, which is a simple minor ban. Legislature starts session March 10. See more coverage below, at end.
***
(Lubbock TX US local Fox affiliate) http://www.myfoxlubbock
.com/news/local/story/electronic-cigarette-vape-ban-texas-law/F9qUFIm0qU6L_jD4ORkCRA.cspx
Lubbock Mayor says that Lubbock isn't going to emulate Frisco's extension of its clean air ord. to cover vaping, because "'I haven't had any facts put before me that shows the vapor harms anybody,' Robertson said. 'So I think at this point, until we have health officials bring us information saying here's the problem these are causing, I'm not one to go out and try to fix a problem that I really don't think exists yet.'" Vapers might want to take pre-emptive action, by contacting the Mayor and their City Council members.
[ As far as I know, nothing is pending in the TX Legis. PM me if you know differently. ]
***
(Appleton/Fox Cities WI US local paper) http://www.postcrescent
.com/article/20140220/APC0301/302200373/Buzz-Extra-E-cigarettes-polarize-reader-base
Report of reader feedback on vaping. Thx to all the vapers who commented. Junk comes from anti-vapers.
[ WI has two proposed bills that would explicitly exempt from the state Indoor Clean Air Act, which CASAA strongly supports: CASAA: Call to Action! UPDATED: SUPPORT Wisconsin SB 440 and AB 762 EXEMPTING E-cigarettes from public use bans! ]
***
(Bismark ND US local paper) http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/library-may-take-action-on-e-cigarettes/article_735dd1ba-9a73-11e3-9436-001a4bcf887a.html
Public library is going to ammend its smoke-free policy to explicitly include vaping. ND already has some of the toughest anti-vaping laws in the country, including a Clean Indoor Act. Bismark has separately included vaping in its Clean Indoor Air ord. This story listed for amusement only - apparently some public bodies feel the need for three layers of anti-vaping regulations. No junk.
***
(SL UT US local paper) http://www.sltrib
.com/sltrib/politics/57574821-90/cigarettes-bill-cigarette-utah.html.csp
Junk-filled report on HB 112, which is now ready for the house floor - bans online sales and imposes burdensome requirements on vaping B&M outlets and manufacturers. SB 12 which bans online sales and raises the tobacco products age to 21 is also out of cmte. See: CASAA call at: CASAA: Call to Action! Utah Online Sales Ban (Effectively Would Make It Illegal for Utah Residents to Purchase Online) and UT vapers call at: Utah Call to Action and: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...grade-nicotine-require-license-make-sell.html
***
(Lewis Co. WA US local paper) http://www.chronline
.com/news/article_82ba2cb6-9a65-11e3-b957-0019bb2963f4.html
Article on local vape shops, mostly behind a pay wall - so it might contain junk.
[ WA's SB 6569 imposes a 95% wholesale tax, burdensome licensing requirements for B&M stores, now out of committe and on to the floor: CASAA: Call to Action! Washington Bill to Impose Excessive 95% Tax on E-Cigarettes and http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-cigs-95-referred-senate-ways-means-cmte.html ]
***
(U. OR US student paper) http://dailyemerald
.com/2014/02/20/house-bill-4115-stems-from-e-cigarettes-concerns-in-oregon/
Ominous interview w/ Rep. Phil Barnhart, sponsor of OR HB 4115 (would have extended OR Clean Air Act to cover vaping as smoking). Although bill died recently, it's clear that he's not done yet. OR appears to be out of danger until 2015, watch for local jurisdictions to act. Some junk.
***
(CA US healthcare news amalgam site) http://www.californiahealthline
.org/articles/2014/2/20/beverly-hills-gives-initial-ok-to-ecigarette-restrictions
Story suggests that City Council has already given the ord. preliminary approval - final vote in March. Bans vaping in public parks, open air dining areas, and permits landlords to restrict vaping in rental units. No junk.
[ CA is under threat from a wide variety of legislation, such as an internet sales ban: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-shipment-e-cigarettes-anyone-california.html ]
***
More coverage on the OMB/FDA:
http://thegazette
.com/2014/02/20/e-cigarettes-on-edge-ahead-of-u-s-regulation/
***
More coverage on Lake Charles LA delay, and LA SB 12 (simple minor sales ban) most articles contain ANTZ junk:
http://www.kplctv
.com/story/24771437/proposed-e-cigarette-ban-delayed-for-60-days
http://www.shreveporttimes
.com/viewart/20140220/NEWS01/140220005/Bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-minors-Louisiana
(AP version of the SB12 story, which you'll see in many places) http://www.shreveporttimes
.com/viewart/20140220/NEWS01/140220005/Bill-would-ban-e-cigarette-sales-minors-Louisiana
***
Tip: to see whether there are bad things happening where you live, try this Google search (example for Rhode Island) -
rhode site:casaa.org
(Replace rhode with a single word that describes your city, county, or state. For ex., if you live in Eau Claire, WI - you might use "Claire" to see if something is being proposed at the city level. Don't forget the : (colon), and be sure that there's nothing before or after the colon (not even spaces or tabs.)
You can also try replacing site:casaa.org with e-cigarette to find out what the media is reporting in your area. This is usually most helpful if you use the search tools to search by date. (CASAA doesn't generally issue calls or alerts until a bill is out of a state legislative committee, or is scheduled for a local city or county hearing.)
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