CASAA updates call on HI; Gary Cox analyzes PMI purchase of Green Smoke; UK minor sales ban extends to Wales as expected; US Dem Sen.s/Rep.s call for Capital Hill 'vaping=smoking' change; One sponsor of VT US outright ban reconsiders; Two more US Co.s pass vaping=smoking ord.s with little opposition (Miami-Dade FL & Williamson TX).
Coverage UK; US States: VT; FL; PA; KY; OH; MI; IL; OK; TX; CA
Not Covered Dems call for 'vaping=smoking' resolution for US Capital grounds - see Legis. forum.
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(CASAA updated HI US call) CASAA: Call to Action! Hawaii Bills that Would Tax E-Cigarettes, Ban Flavors, Internet Sales, Usage, & More
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(ECF's own InfoZone) Playground Bully Big Tobacco Strikes Again - ECF InfoZone [Gary Cox analyzes recent buyout of Green Smoke by PMI (Altria) and BT's overall strategy to buy PV co.s]
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(BBC UK - Wales) www.bbc
.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-26031708 [as expected minor ban gets extended to Wales, some junk in quotes from Sally Davies and Mark Drakeford.]
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(NatureWorldNews, US Nat'l Web Site that collects science/med. stuff apparently for lay audience) www.natureworldnews
.com/articles/5874/20140204/smoker-tobacco-e-cigarette-regulation-electronic-cigarettes-potentially-harmful.htm [Pro-vaping article that cites Saitta, Ferro Polosa U. Catania IT study which argues PVs are over-regulated - (to the detriment of cessation) taj.sagepub
.com/content/early/2014/01/31/2040622314521271 ]
(FreakOutNation, US Nat'l Web Site that IDs itself as 'liberal/progressive') freakoutnation.com/2014/02/04/e-cigarettes-what-are-the-benefits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=e-cigarettes-what-are-the-benefits [Junk free article on the advantages of PVs
. One of the rare ones written by a source that declares itself to be excplictly left-leaning.]
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(Burlington VT US NBC/CNN affiliate) www.wptz
.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/proposed-ban-on-ecigarette-sales-reconsidered/-/8869880/24291172/-/591wkez/-/index.html [Rep. Tom Koch reconsiders his sponsored all-out sales ban (HB632). See CASAA call here: CASAA: Call to Action! Vermont Bill to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes (including to adults) - it's not clear that the bill will be w/drawn, there are two other sponsors. Rep. Cites contacts he received from ex-smokers. No junk.]
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(Miami FL US local paper) www.miamiherald
.com/2014/02/04/3912832/miami-dade-bans-electronic-cigarettes.html [Miami Dade Co. FL US bans vaping indoors in public buildings. Full text of resolution: www.miamidade
.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=132600&file=true&yearFolder=Y2013 ... it doesn't appear that anyone - pro. or con. spoke at the meeting, and that it was not picked up by any news or any other org after it passed out of cmte last month. FL has a minor sales ban (?), but nothing else. Straight reporting.]
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(Altoona PA US local ind. TV station) www.wearecentralpa
.com/story/d/story/e-cigarettes-a-good-alternative/25394/iaatZ4-fwEy_UvcPsRUM5Q [junk-filled video & identical text report, although contains some pro-vaping info. Local ANTZ physian says: And that e-vapor? "Dr Zlupko says it's not water vapor. It's propylene glycol, a compound considered safe in lotions and creams, but never tested as an inhalant (boldface added)."]
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(Knoxville KY local ind. TV station) www.local8now
.com/news/headlines/Mother-says-her-underage-son-was-sold-an--243572591.html [Mother claims 14 y.o. sold a non-nicotine cartridge (which is also illegal to minors under TN law). Store owner indicates that it violates policy. Knox Co. local health officials says PVs are "no safer" than tobacco cigs and cites '09 FDA study saying that some non-nic. e-juices were found to contain nic. Standard junky hit job generally.]
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(Columbus OH local papers alamgam web site) www.thisweeknews
.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2014/02/03/restrictions-studies-of-e-cigarettes-vary-widely.html [boilerplate general article, cites ANTZ like '09 FDA study and quotes ANTZ orgs, but also has quote from Elaine Keller, CASAA Pres (at the very end) on indoor vaping: "Elaine Keller, president of CASAA, said it commissioned a study from the Drexel University School of Public Health that showed e-cigarettes pose no health concern for users or bystanders. 'The concern is much ado about nothing,' she said."]
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(Detriot MI US ABC affiliate) www.wxyz
.com/dpp/news/dangers-of-e-cigarettes-whats-really-in-the-vapor [poorly-researched boilerplate article; some junk; "dangers/concerns/etc.". Cites UC Riverside study.]
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(Barrington IL US local Chicago Sun-times paper) barrington.suntimes
.com/news/business/ecigs-BCR-02062014:article [junk-free article on vaping store that "prides itself on helping smokers quit." They do not sell all-in-ones, because the owner views them as ineffective cessation tools.]
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(Tulsa OK US NBC affiliate) www.kjrh
.com/news/local-news/making-a-difference/nicotine-poisonings-from-e-cigarette-solutions-are-up-dramatically-especially-among-young-children [another poisoning article w/ the usual junk stats]
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(Texas A&M US student paper) maroonweekly.com/rise-vaper-e-cigarettes-future-smoking [Completely pro-vaping article interviews vaping store owner
. As far as I can tell, A&M hasn't ammended its smoke-free policy to include vaping.
(Ind TX US Web site, appears to collect news articles from small local papers) impactnews.com/about-us/contact-us/contact-us [Williamson Co
. - Austin Area - updated tobacco policy to include PVs, cites '09 FDA study. Apparently no opposition, or much thought. Beginning Feb. 11, e-cigarettes will fall under the same ban as cigarettes and chewing tobacco in county offices and on county-owned or -leased property, including vehicles. Parks and county roads are exempted from the ban, said John Sneed, senior director of emergency services. The decision to include e-cigarettes is based on information from the Food and Drug Administration regarding the hazards of e-cigarette vapor. 'The last article I read from the FDA said they were concerned [e-cigarettes] were as carcinogenic as tobacco cigarettes,' Sneed said. 'You don’t get the tar necessarily, but there’s a huge amount of vapor. That’s not necessarily what our employees want to have next to them.']
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(Sacramento St. U. CA US student paper) www.statehornet
.com/opinion/e-cigarettes-should-be-regulated-like-regular-tobacco-products/article_9e678cf8-8dfc-11e3-9c9c-001a4bcf6878.html [junky student-written article argues that vaping=smoking advocates campus ban on vaping both indoors and outdoors.]
(Orange Co. US local paper) www.ocregister
.com/articles/school-600209-aliso-viejo.html [new vaping lounge approved by City of Aliso Viejo which sells vaping supplies critized by residents school officials: story is behind a reg/paywall. But from this: ocpoliticsblog.
com/the-aliso-viejo-city-council-approves-an-e-cigarette-lounge-near-several-schools/ it appears that the complaint is that lounge is near primary and high schools. One has to wonder whether analogs can be sold near schools.]
Coverage UK; US States: VT; FL; PA; KY; OH; MI; IL; OK; TX; CA
Not Covered Dems call for 'vaping=smoking' resolution for US Capital grounds - see Legis. forum.
***
(CASAA updated HI US call) CASAA: Call to Action! Hawaii Bills that Would Tax E-Cigarettes, Ban Flavors, Internet Sales, Usage, & More
***
(ECF's own InfoZone) Playground Bully Big Tobacco Strikes Again - ECF InfoZone [Gary Cox analyzes recent buyout of Green Smoke by PMI (Altria) and BT's overall strategy to buy PV co.s]
***
(BBC UK - Wales) www.bbc
.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-26031708 [as expected minor ban gets extended to Wales, some junk in quotes from Sally Davies and Mark Drakeford.]
***
(NatureWorldNews, US Nat'l Web Site that collects science/med. stuff apparently for lay audience) www.natureworldnews
.com/articles/5874/20140204/smoker-tobacco-e-cigarette-regulation-electronic-cigarettes-potentially-harmful.htm [Pro-vaping article that cites Saitta, Ferro Polosa U. Catania IT study which argues PVs are over-regulated - (to the detriment of cessation) taj.sagepub
.com/content/early/2014/01/31/2040622314521271 ]
(FreakOutNation, US Nat'l Web Site that IDs itself as 'liberal/progressive') freakoutnation.com/2014/02/04/e-cigarettes-what-are-the-benefits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=e-cigarettes-what-are-the-benefits [Junk free article on the advantages of PVs
. One of the rare ones written by a source that declares itself to be excplictly left-leaning.]
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(Burlington VT US NBC/CNN affiliate) www.wptz
.com/news/vermont-new-york/burlington/proposed-ban-on-ecigarette-sales-reconsidered/-/8869880/24291172/-/591wkez/-/index.html [Rep. Tom Koch reconsiders his sponsored all-out sales ban (HB632). See CASAA call here: CASAA: Call to Action! Vermont Bill to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes (including to adults) - it's not clear that the bill will be w/drawn, there are two other sponsors. Rep. Cites contacts he received from ex-smokers. No junk.]
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(Miami FL US local paper) www.miamiherald
.com/2014/02/04/3912832/miami-dade-bans-electronic-cigarettes.html [Miami Dade Co. FL US bans vaping indoors in public buildings. Full text of resolution: www.miamidade
.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=132600&file=true&yearFolder=Y2013 ... it doesn't appear that anyone - pro. or con. spoke at the meeting, and that it was not picked up by any news or any other org after it passed out of cmte last month. FL has a minor sales ban (?), but nothing else. Straight reporting.]
***
(Altoona PA US local ind. TV station) www.wearecentralpa
.com/story/d/story/e-cigarettes-a-good-alternative/25394/iaatZ4-fwEy_UvcPsRUM5Q [junk-filled video & identical text report, although contains some pro-vaping info. Local ANTZ physian says: And that e-vapor? "Dr Zlupko says it's not water vapor. It's propylene glycol, a compound considered safe in lotions and creams, but never tested as an inhalant (boldface added)."]
***
(Knoxville KY local ind. TV station) www.local8now
.com/news/headlines/Mother-says-her-underage-son-was-sold-an--243572591.html [Mother claims 14 y.o. sold a non-nicotine cartridge (which is also illegal to minors under TN law). Store owner indicates that it violates policy. Knox Co. local health officials says PVs are "no safer" than tobacco cigs and cites '09 FDA study saying that some non-nic. e-juices were found to contain nic. Standard junky hit job generally.]
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(Columbus OH local papers alamgam web site) www.thisweeknews
.com/content/stories/germanvillage/news/2014/02/03/restrictions-studies-of-e-cigarettes-vary-widely.html [boilerplate general article, cites ANTZ like '09 FDA study and quotes ANTZ orgs, but also has quote from Elaine Keller, CASAA Pres (at the very end) on indoor vaping: "Elaine Keller, president of CASAA, said it commissioned a study from the Drexel University School of Public Health that showed e-cigarettes pose no health concern for users or bystanders. 'The concern is much ado about nothing,' she said."]
***
(Detriot MI US ABC affiliate) www.wxyz
.com/dpp/news/dangers-of-e-cigarettes-whats-really-in-the-vapor [poorly-researched boilerplate article; some junk; "dangers/concerns/etc.". Cites UC Riverside study.]
***
(Barrington IL US local Chicago Sun-times paper) barrington.suntimes
.com/news/business/ecigs-BCR-02062014:article [junk-free article on vaping store that "prides itself on helping smokers quit." They do not sell all-in-ones, because the owner views them as ineffective cessation tools.]
***
(Tulsa OK US NBC affiliate) www.kjrh
.com/news/local-news/making-a-difference/nicotine-poisonings-from-e-cigarette-solutions-are-up-dramatically-especially-among-young-children [another poisoning article w/ the usual junk stats]
***
(Texas A&M US student paper) maroonweekly.com/rise-vaper-e-cigarettes-future-smoking [Completely pro-vaping article interviews vaping store owner
. As far as I can tell, A&M hasn't ammended its smoke-free policy to include vaping.
(Ind TX US Web site, appears to collect news articles from small local papers) impactnews.com/about-us/contact-us/contact-us [Williamson Co
. - Austin Area - updated tobacco policy to include PVs, cites '09 FDA study. Apparently no opposition, or much thought. Beginning Feb. 11, e-cigarettes will fall under the same ban as cigarettes and chewing tobacco in county offices and on county-owned or -leased property, including vehicles. Parks and county roads are exempted from the ban, said John Sneed, senior director of emergency services. The decision to include e-cigarettes is based on information from the Food and Drug Administration regarding the hazards of e-cigarette vapor. 'The last article I read from the FDA said they were concerned [e-cigarettes] were as carcinogenic as tobacco cigarettes,' Sneed said. 'You don’t get the tar necessarily, but there’s a huge amount of vapor. That’s not necessarily what our employees want to have next to them.']
***
(Sacramento St. U. CA US student paper) www.statehornet
.com/opinion/e-cigarettes-should-be-regulated-like-regular-tobacco-products/article_9e678cf8-8dfc-11e3-9c9c-001a4bcf6878.html [junky student-written article argues that vaping=smoking advocates campus ban on vaping both indoors and outdoors.]
(Orange Co. US local paper) www.ocregister
.com/articles/school-600209-aliso-viejo.html [new vaping lounge approved by City of Aliso Viejo which sells vaping supplies critized by residents school officials: story is behind a reg/paywall. But from this: ocpoliticsblog.
com/the-aliso-viejo-city-council-approves-an-e-cigarette-lounge-near-several-schools/ it appears that the complaint is that lounge is near primary and high schools. One has to wonder whether analogs can be sold near schools.]
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