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Huge news day - US domestic only:
1) First local legislation anywhere in the US crafted in cooperation with vapers org. (?) passed in Davis Co. UT - congrats to Aaron Frazier and UT Vapers!
2) Simple minor sales bans (opposed by ANTZ because they create a separate category for vaping, instead of treating PVs as analogs) move forward in IA and OH; also introduced in LA.
3) Analog sales and profits are down for both Lorillard and Reynolds, but their PV sales skyrocket.
And now for the bad news ...
4) ANTZ on the move - 5 former US Surgeon Gen'ls meet at Xavier U conf.: issue dire warnings about vaping; TN Dep't of Health issues an anti-vaping "public health advisory"; ALA rep.s pass moratorium on new vape stores in small MN town by citing stats on poison control center calls.
5) Williamson Co. TX passes indoor vaping ban.; ditto LB CA.
6) HI SB 2495 (internet sales ban, extends Clean Air Act) moves forward.
Coverage (US domestic only): NY; PA; OH; TN; MN; IA; TX; UT; CA; HI
Not covered: New La. simple minor ban bill (SB 12) - see legis forum.; RJ Reynolds profits down - already posted to media).
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(NO La. US ABC affiliate) wgno.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarette-safety-concerns/#axzz2t7oGwevA [Although this story comes out of Nola, it's got nat'l significance. Five former US Surgeon Gen'ls come to conf. at Xavier U. to mark the 50th Anniv. of the US Surgeon Gen'ls report on smoking. Few kind words are provided to vapers - most of the zingers in the story deal with nicotine addiction and the minor gateway argument. For ex.: "Xavier faculty member, and former surgeon general, Dr Regina Benjamin, had a warning for people. 'I don’t tell a ...... addict to take a little ......,' Benjamin said. 'The e-cigarette is just another way to deliver nicotine.' Former surgeon general Dr. Jocelyn Elders added, 'I think we know we’re creating nicotine addicts,' regarding the e-cigarettes." Methinks the ANTZ will be all over this, issuing juicy press releases that will be snappedd up by cub reporters everywhere. Do any of these folks have conflicts (?).]
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(US Nat'l web site aimed at MDs, run in partnership w/ U Penn) www.medpagetoday
.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/44254 [Report on the 2014 Ameican E-Cig. Etiquette Survey contains much ANTZ junk and spinning. AMTZ argue that future studies will scare the public about the dangers of "second hand vapor" (first time I've seen an ANTZ call it "vapor.") Similar, but less biased story from US nat'l Bus. Web site: www.businessinsider
.com/e-cigarette-acceptance-on-the-rise-2014-2 ]
***
(US Nat'l Business) www.marketwatch
.com/story/lorillard-profit-down-but-e-cigarette-sales-rise-2014-02-12 [Lorillard profits down 3%, but it looks as if Blus may be making the difference (hard to tell from this sketchy piece). No junk. Also see other post today in media on RJ Reynolds - same situation.]
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(Ithaca College, NY US) theithacan.org/news/sga-researches-e-cigarette-policy/ [Student-written article about student gov't at Ithaca College which is struggling to help write a campus policy on vaping
. No obvious junk - mainly interesting because it chronicles the same issues that legislative bodies are dealing w/ everywhere.]
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(Harrisburg PA US local paper) www.pennlive
.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/electronic_cigarettes_e-cigare.html [This is the third in a series of articles on vaping. Today it's the ANTZ' turn, and the junk was surprisingly limited to: (1) claims that nicotine can contribute to heart disease which were carefully qualified by the caveat that this is not the main heart disease issue assocated with analogs (a true statement as far as it goes); and (2) speculation about the gateway argument. On a junk scale of 1 to 10 - with SGlantz's blogs being a 10 - this is about a 2 or a 3. PA's simple minor sales ban hasn't yet passed the state sen.]
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(Columbus OH Fox affiliate) www.myfox28columbus
.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_bill-ban-ecigarette-sales-teens-advances-ohio-senate-29175.shtml [HB 144, a simple minor ban, gets through st. leg. sen. cmte, presumably the next step will be the Sen. floor. ANTZ oppose because PVs are defined as an "alternative nic. product" instead of incorporation-by-reference to tobacco products. A little junk on gateway argument. Similar story: dispatchpolitics.dispatch
.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2014/02/2-11-14-ecig-bill.html CASAA supports, see: CASAA: Call to Action: SUPPORT Ohio Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Sales to Minors -- HB 144 (UPDATED -- Now in Senate) ]
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(Murfreesboro TN US ind. radio station) wgnsradio.com/state-getting-involved-in-electronic-cigarettes-in-tennessee--cms-18175 [TN Dept of Health issues 'public health advisory' regarding vaping
. Although apparently factual, it's loaded with words and phrases such as "unknown," "concern," and "inadequate evidence." TN has a minor ban in place, but is also considering pro-vaping HB 1461 which would clarify that vaping is not subject to the state's clean air laws. See CASAA call at: CASAA: Call to Action! SUPPORT Tennessee Bill that Excludes E-Cigarettes from Smoking Bans and Tobacco Taxes (hearing Feb 19) ]
***
(New Ulm MN US local paper) www.nujournal
.com/page/content.detail/id/548527/Sleepy-Eye-OKs-e-cigarette-sales-moratorium.html?nav=5009 [ALA rep.s appear before Sleepy Eye city council and successfully get it to pass a moratorium on new licenses to vape stores, based on statistics involving poison control center calls. No opposition.]
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(Sioux City IA Local Paper) siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/iowa-house-approves-ban-on-selling-e-cigarettes-to-minors/article_74f75293-d9f6-58a0-838c-527c251fc0d6.html [IA house passes simple minor sales ban; rejects pleas by local ANTZ to ammend definition of tobacco smoking to include vaping. Even more curious: an ammendment to ban minor acquisition/possession of nicotine-free vaping materials was also rejected. IA currently has no vaping regulations. Other reports are picked up at the end of this post.]
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(Austin-area TX US NBC affiliate) kxan.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarettes-use-not-welcomed-on-williamson-county-property/ [Williamson co. passed its vaping=smoking ord., reported in this space to be under consideration last week. Report says ban exempts outdoor bars and restaurants, unlike the San Marcos policy, so apparently vaping has started to get a third status. I can't find any info. on the situation in the TX legis. - if you have any, please PM me.]
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(SL UT US local paper - Re: Davis Co.) www.sltrib
.com/sltrib/news/57529793-78/cigarettes-liquid-county-nicotine.html.csp [Some junk. Davis Co. passes limits on nic. content in e-juice and advertising that promotes vaping as smoking cessation. This is the first piece of legislation (?) ever passed in the US which has been crafted with the input of vapers. Congrats to Aaron Frazier and UT Vapers! UT Rep. Paul Ray is also meeting w/ UT Vapers on his pending HB 112, which might be much worse - see legis forum. Also picked up by Ogden's local paper: www.standard
.net/stories/2014/02/11/davis-county-adopts-states-first-e-cigarette-regulations ]
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(LB CA US ind. web site) lbpost.com/news/2000003311-council-s-proposal-to-include-e-cigarettes-in-tobacco-ordinance-has-store-owners-fuming#.UvuntM68ghE [Although this article was written before last night's hearing, it appears that LB's vapiing=smoking Clean Air Ord. ammendment is all-but-passed. See CASAA alert on LB: CASAA: Local Alert! Long Beach, California, E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
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(HI US general news web site) bigislandnow.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarette-legislation-moves-forward/ [Report on progress of: SB2495 (internet sales ban, vaping=smoking for Clean Air Act purposes, and more); SB 2222 (bans flavors); and SB2572 (places an indeterminately high tax on vaping supplies). 2572 has been shelved, the rest are moving forward. See legis forum for updates and CASAA call for background: CASAA: Call to Action! Hawaii Bills that Would Tax E-Cigarettes, Ban Flavors, Internet Sales, Usage, & More ]
(Hon. HI US unaffiliated TV) khon2.com/2014/02/11/lawmakers-consider-new-restrictions-on-e-cigarettes/ [Short report cites local ANTZ's junk claims re: flavors and the minor gateway argument; doesn't even describe the actual bills.]
(Hon. HI local paper) www.staradvertiser
.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=245163901 [Report on SB2222 (flavor ban) debate - behind a paywall.]
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Last Weekend's AP story about 'experts predict end of smoking':
www.ottawacitizen
.com/health/near+cigarette+smoking+America/9490150/story.html
cooks.ndtv
.com/article/show/experts-predict-the-end-of-cigarette-smoking-482428
***
IA Minor ban:
(This is the AP version of the Sioux City Journal report on IA's simple minor ban passing the IA state house - over the opposition of the ALA, ACS and other ANTZ orgs.)
www.sfgate
.com/news/article/Iowa-House-backs-banning-e-cigarettes-for-minors-5225658.php www.omaha
.com/article/20140212/LIVEWELL01/140219655/1161
(Not the AP version, but contains little info
www.kcci
.com/news/politics/bill-banning-ecigarettes-for-minors-advances/24429022 www.radioiowa
.com/2014/02/11/house-votes-to-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors/
(Also not the AP version but similar to Sioux City Journal www.kcrg
.com/news/local/Despite-Opposition-House-Approves-Ban-on-Sale-of-E-Cigarettes-245171351.html
wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/house-approves-ban-on-sale-of-e-cigarettes-to-minors/article_ad4a3869-c71f-52ea-8573-fdfd6c933f63.html
thegazette.com/2014/02/11/iowa-house-approves-ban-on-sale-of-e-cigarettes-to-minors/
www.desmoinesregister
.com/article/20140212/NEWS10/302120063/1056/news05
Huge news day - US domestic only:
1) First local legislation anywhere in the US crafted in cooperation with vapers org. (?) passed in Davis Co. UT - congrats to Aaron Frazier and UT Vapers!
2) Simple minor sales bans (opposed by ANTZ because they create a separate category for vaping, instead of treating PVs as analogs) move forward in IA and OH; also introduced in LA.
3) Analog sales and profits are down for both Lorillard and Reynolds, but their PV sales skyrocket.
And now for the bad news ...
4) ANTZ on the move - 5 former US Surgeon Gen'ls meet at Xavier U conf.: issue dire warnings about vaping; TN Dep't of Health issues an anti-vaping "public health advisory"; ALA rep.s pass moratorium on new vape stores in small MN town by citing stats on poison control center calls.
5) Williamson Co. TX passes indoor vaping ban.; ditto LB CA.
6) HI SB 2495 (internet sales ban, extends Clean Air Act) moves forward.
Coverage (US domestic only): NY; PA; OH; TN; MN; IA; TX; UT; CA; HI
Not covered: New La. simple minor ban bill (SB 12) - see legis forum.; RJ Reynolds profits down - already posted to media).
***
(NO La. US ABC affiliate) wgno.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarette-safety-concerns/#axzz2t7oGwevA [Although this story comes out of Nola, it's got nat'l significance. Five former US Surgeon Gen'ls come to conf. at Xavier U. to mark the 50th Anniv. of the US Surgeon Gen'ls report on smoking. Few kind words are provided to vapers - most of the zingers in the story deal with nicotine addiction and the minor gateway argument. For ex.: "Xavier faculty member, and former surgeon general, Dr Regina Benjamin, had a warning for people. 'I don’t tell a ...... addict to take a little ......,' Benjamin said. 'The e-cigarette is just another way to deliver nicotine.' Former surgeon general Dr. Jocelyn Elders added, 'I think we know we’re creating nicotine addicts,' regarding the e-cigarettes." Methinks the ANTZ will be all over this, issuing juicy press releases that will be snappedd up by cub reporters everywhere. Do any of these folks have conflicts (?).]
***
(US Nat'l web site aimed at MDs, run in partnership w/ U Penn) www.medpagetoday
.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/44254 [Report on the 2014 Ameican E-Cig. Etiquette Survey contains much ANTZ junk and spinning. AMTZ argue that future studies will scare the public about the dangers of "second hand vapor" (first time I've seen an ANTZ call it "vapor.") Similar, but less biased story from US nat'l Bus. Web site: www.businessinsider
.com/e-cigarette-acceptance-on-the-rise-2014-2 ]
***
(US Nat'l Business) www.marketwatch
.com/story/lorillard-profit-down-but-e-cigarette-sales-rise-2014-02-12 [Lorillard profits down 3%, but it looks as if Blus may be making the difference (hard to tell from this sketchy piece). No junk. Also see other post today in media on RJ Reynolds - same situation.]
***
(Ithaca College, NY US) theithacan.org/news/sga-researches-e-cigarette-policy/ [Student-written article about student gov't at Ithaca College which is struggling to help write a campus policy on vaping
. No obvious junk - mainly interesting because it chronicles the same issues that legislative bodies are dealing w/ everywhere.]
***
(Harrisburg PA US local paper) www.pennlive
.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/02/electronic_cigarettes_e-cigare.html [This is the third in a series of articles on vaping. Today it's the ANTZ' turn, and the junk was surprisingly limited to: (1) claims that nicotine can contribute to heart disease which were carefully qualified by the caveat that this is not the main heart disease issue assocated with analogs (a true statement as far as it goes); and (2) speculation about the gateway argument. On a junk scale of 1 to 10 - with SGlantz's blogs being a 10 - this is about a 2 or a 3. PA's simple minor sales ban hasn't yet passed the state sen.]
***
(Columbus OH Fox affiliate) www.myfox28columbus
.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wsyx_bill-ban-ecigarette-sales-teens-advances-ohio-senate-29175.shtml [HB 144, a simple minor ban, gets through st. leg. sen. cmte, presumably the next step will be the Sen. floor. ANTZ oppose because PVs are defined as an "alternative nic. product" instead of incorporation-by-reference to tobacco products. A little junk on gateway argument. Similar story: dispatchpolitics.dispatch
.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2014/02/2-11-14-ecig-bill.html CASAA supports, see: CASAA: Call to Action: SUPPORT Ohio Bill to Ban E-Cigarette Sales to Minors -- HB 144 (UPDATED -- Now in Senate) ]
***
(Murfreesboro TN US ind. radio station) wgnsradio.com/state-getting-involved-in-electronic-cigarettes-in-tennessee--cms-18175 [TN Dept of Health issues 'public health advisory' regarding vaping
. Although apparently factual, it's loaded with words and phrases such as "unknown," "concern," and "inadequate evidence." TN has a minor ban in place, but is also considering pro-vaping HB 1461 which would clarify that vaping is not subject to the state's clean air laws. See CASAA call at: CASAA: Call to Action! SUPPORT Tennessee Bill that Excludes E-Cigarettes from Smoking Bans and Tobacco Taxes (hearing Feb 19) ]
***
(New Ulm MN US local paper) www.nujournal
.com/page/content.detail/id/548527/Sleepy-Eye-OKs-e-cigarette-sales-moratorium.html?nav=5009 [ALA rep.s appear before Sleepy Eye city council and successfully get it to pass a moratorium on new licenses to vape stores, based on statistics involving poison control center calls. No opposition.]
***
(Sioux City IA Local Paper) siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/iowa-house-approves-ban-on-selling-e-cigarettes-to-minors/article_74f75293-d9f6-58a0-838c-527c251fc0d6.html [IA house passes simple minor sales ban; rejects pleas by local ANTZ to ammend definition of tobacco smoking to include vaping. Even more curious: an ammendment to ban minor acquisition/possession of nicotine-free vaping materials was also rejected. IA currently has no vaping regulations. Other reports are picked up at the end of this post.]
***
(Austin-area TX US NBC affiliate) kxan.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarettes-use-not-welcomed-on-williamson-county-property/ [Williamson co. passed its vaping=smoking ord., reported in this space to be under consideration last week. Report says ban exempts outdoor bars and restaurants, unlike the San Marcos policy, so apparently vaping has started to get a third status. I can't find any info. on the situation in the TX legis. - if you have any, please PM me.]
***
(SL UT US local paper - Re: Davis Co.) www.sltrib
.com/sltrib/news/57529793-78/cigarettes-liquid-county-nicotine.html.csp [Some junk. Davis Co. passes limits on nic. content in e-juice and advertising that promotes vaping as smoking cessation. This is the first piece of legislation (?) ever passed in the US which has been crafted with the input of vapers. Congrats to Aaron Frazier and UT Vapers! UT Rep. Paul Ray is also meeting w/ UT Vapers on his pending HB 112, which might be much worse - see legis forum. Also picked up by Ogden's local paper: www.standard
.net/stories/2014/02/11/davis-county-adopts-states-first-e-cigarette-regulations ]
***
(LB CA US ind. web site) lbpost.com/news/2000003311-council-s-proposal-to-include-e-cigarettes-in-tobacco-ordinance-has-store-owners-fuming#.UvuntM68ghE [Although this article was written before last night's hearing, it appears that LB's vapiing=smoking Clean Air Ord. ammendment is all-but-passed. See CASAA alert on LB: CASAA: Local Alert! Long Beach, California, E-Cigarette Usage Ban ]
***
(HI US general news web site) bigislandnow.com/2014/02/11/e-cigarette-legislation-moves-forward/ [Report on progress of: SB2495 (internet sales ban, vaping=smoking for Clean Air Act purposes, and more); SB 2222 (bans flavors); and SB2572 (places an indeterminately high tax on vaping supplies). 2572 has been shelved, the rest are moving forward. See legis forum for updates and CASAA call for background: CASAA: Call to Action! Hawaii Bills that Would Tax E-Cigarettes, Ban Flavors, Internet Sales, Usage, & More ]
(Hon. HI US unaffiliated TV) khon2.com/2014/02/11/lawmakers-consider-new-restrictions-on-e-cigarettes/ [Short report cites local ANTZ's junk claims re: flavors and the minor gateway argument; doesn't even describe the actual bills.]
(Hon. HI local paper) www.staradvertiser
.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=245163901 [Report on SB2222 (flavor ban) debate - behind a paywall.]
***
Last Weekend's AP story about 'experts predict end of smoking':
www.ottawacitizen
.com/health/near+cigarette+smoking+America/9490150/story.html
cooks.ndtv
.com/article/show/experts-predict-the-end-of-cigarette-smoking-482428
***
IA Minor ban:
(This is the AP version of the Sioux City Journal report on IA's simple minor ban passing the IA state house - over the opposition of the ALA, ACS and other ANTZ orgs.)
www.sfgate
.com/news/article/Iowa-House-backs-banning-e-cigarettes-for-minors-5225658.php www.omaha
.com/article/20140212/LIVEWELL01/140219655/1161
(Not the AP version, but contains little info
www.kcci.com/news/politics/bill-banning-ecigarettes-for-minors-advances/24429022 www.radioiowa
.com/2014/02/11/house-votes-to-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors/
(Also not the AP version but similar to Sioux City Journal
www.kcrg.com/news/local/Despite-Opposition-House-Approves-Ban-on-Sale-of-E-Cigarettes-245171351.html
wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/house-approves-ban-on-sale-of-e-cigarettes-to-minors/article_ad4a3869-c71f-52ea-8573-fdfd6c933f63.html
thegazette.com/2014/02/11/iowa-house-approves-ban-on-sale-of-e-cigarettes-to-minors/
www.desmoinesregister
.com/article/20140212/NEWS10/302120063/1056/news05
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