US nat'l pharmacy (chemist) chain CVS announces it will remove tobacco products [general review of coverage]; FDA begins $115M advertising campaign. Dr. Siegal recomments a blog. Evolving situation in US's VA, IA, and OR state legislatures. Air India gets nasty letter from Health Ministry for selling PV in inflight mag.
Coverage: India; mostly US national; + US States: VA; OH; MN; IA; OK; OR;
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(Times of India - India Nat'l Centerist) timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/E-cigarette-sale-on-Air-India-flights-riles-health-ministry/articleshow/29924628.cms (Nat'l carrier AI gets stinging rebuke from Health Ministry for selling PV in the in-flight magazine. AI didn't comment, but local ANTZ says PVs do "more harm than good" by "getting youngsters addicted to nicotine." Also cites last year's WHO call for int'l ban on PV devices.]
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(Dr. Siegal's Blog) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/anti-smoking-advocates-aiming-to.html cites this piece: redheadfullofsteam | coming down upon the opponents of vaping with great vengeance and furious anger [the gist is that ANTZ target the two aspects of vaping which might make it an effective cessation/THR mechaism - advertising and the verisimilitude to smoking tobacco - thus vitiating their own stated objective of saving lives. Note: Dr. Siegal uses the home page link on the blog page, which now leads to another (the latest) post. I've listed the more specific link.]
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Decision by US chain CVS to stop offering analogs and other tobacoo products by Oct 1st in its 7,600 nationwide stores has generated literally thousands of articles. I've only read perhaps fifty. The business-oriented publications ask whether this was a smart bottom-line decision, and generally point out that it will have little effect on tobacoo use. Some argue that this will help the vaping industry. The vast majority are "cookie cutter" pieces that simply applaud CVS and/or cite Obama's compliment and/or ANTZ authorities: those that do mention vaping tend to treat vaping as smoking. A small handful of others point out that CVS still sells soda and processed junk food. I'll just list one from US nat'l news mag Time which addresses vaping: nation.time
.com/2014/02/05/cvs-tobacco-cigarettes-electronic/#ixzz2sYTEgKQI
To read more, try this search: news.google
.com/news/story?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&ncl=d697IaUD0TeouKMzKvBSNaQY9-4LM&cf=all&start=30
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Yesterday the FDA announced that it would be spending $115M to fund a national advertising campaign targeting the use of tobacco products by minors. Here's the FDA's press release, which also links to YouTube videos: www.fda
.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm384049.htm
So far, this hasn't seemed to have gotten much media traction, perhaps because it was overshadowed by CVS's decision. And since I generally don't report exclusively tobacco-related stuff here, unless it appears directly relevant to vaping - I'll list this for those who want to read more: https://www.
google.com/#q=fda+media+campaign&tbs=qdr:w
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(Business Week, US nat'l business) www.businessweek
.com/articles/2014-02-06/e-cigarettes-fda-regulation-looms-for-1-dot-5-billion-industry#p1 [This is an amazingly-balanced and well-researched article which (surprise!) comes from a Bloomberg publication. It covers both personal and economic aspects of vaping, and contains zero junk as far as I can tell. There are a couple of interesting sources which could become potential allies cited in the article, which might also be relevant to a certain other ECF forum. Video has interview with Victory CEO Brent Willis: www.businessweek
.com/videos/2013-09-17/are-e-cigarettes-a-legitimate-way-to-quit-smoking ]
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(MD/DE/VA US Gannet Amalgam site) www.delmarvanow
.com/viewart/20140205/ESN01/302050058/State-considers-ban-of-e-cigarette-use-by-minors [Report on the status of 4 different bills pending in VA. Although the "headline" refers to minor access, it appears three of the four simply redefine vaping as smoking, and the other is a simple minor ban. Posted request on the legislation forum for info. on the VA situation, VA vapers please take a look. No CASAA call yet as far as I can tell, all bills still in committee.]
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(Cinn. OH Gannet news amalgam site) news.cincinnati
.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?NoCache=1&Dato=20140205&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=302050141&Ref=AR [General story which contains little junk; useful report on OH simple minor ban, which passed the house last year and is now in Sen. Cmte.]
(OH St. US student paper) thelantern.com/2014/02/ohio-states-ban-e-cigarettes-sparks-disagreement/ [student-written article on OH St's campus wide vaping ban contains little junk, but does have an illuminating quote from a local ANTZ in which he explains that the ban affects products that "mimic" tobacco products
.]
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(Cambridge City/Chisago Co. MN US local ind. web site) ecmpostreview.com/2014/02/05/e-cigarettes-raising-concerns-in-local-communities/ [this general anti-vaping article doesn't seem to have much of a point, although it also doesn't contain much junk, other than the rather surprising assertion that MN doesn't "regulate" vaping devices
.]
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(Cedar Rapids IA local paper) thegazette.com/2014/02/04/bill-to-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors-advances-in-iowa-legislature/ [I skipped several other reports from IA to focus on this one which does more straight factual reporting: in a nutshell, a st
. house cmte. passed a simple minor ban, not a general bill that would redefine vaping as smoking, despite heavy ANTZ org. lobbying for more. See also: watchdog.org/127342/e-cigarette-definition/ and This is what local public health looks like, Iowa edition | Anti-THR Lies and related topics ]
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(Tulsa OK US NBC affiliate) www.kjrh
.com/news/local-news/investigations/investigation-reveals-e-cigarette-smokers-may-inhale-metal [Picks up UC Riverside study; filled with junk. This is the first time that I've seen another major US TV network's affiliate pick up the cntents of the original SD CA US ABC affiliate's story. This may be because they're also owned by Scripps.]
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(Eugene OR US local paper) www.statesmanjournal
.com/article/20140206/NEWS/302060030/E-cigarettes-subject-two-bills?nclick_check=1 [two competing bills in OR - HB 4073 is a simple minor ban, and HB 4115 is a "vaping = smoking" redefinition of vaping as smoking under OR's Clean Air Act - which is now being justified by its sponsor as minor protection. Also see HB 4129 which would apply tobacco taxes to vaping products. See CASAA call on OR: _http://blog.casaa.org/2014/02/call-to-action-oregon-e-cigarette-usage.html; more in Legis forum. and watchdog.org/127114/doctor-lawmakers-ban-e-cigs-minors-dont-restrict-adult-use/ ]
(Portland OR local paper) www.oregonlive
.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/e-cigarettes_lawmakers_conside.html [similar to the above, but a bit more balanced. This contains an on-line poll re:indoor vaping.]
Coverage: India; mostly US national; + US States: VA; OH; MN; IA; OK; OR;
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(Times of India - India Nat'l Centerist) timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/E-cigarette-sale-on-Air-India-flights-riles-health-ministry/articleshow/29924628.cms (Nat'l carrier AI gets stinging rebuke from Health Ministry for selling PV in the in-flight magazine. AI didn't comment, but local ANTZ says PVs do "more harm than good" by "getting youngsters addicted to nicotine." Also cites last year's WHO call for int'l ban on PV devices.]
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(Dr. Siegal's Blog) http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/02/anti-smoking-advocates-aiming-to.html cites this piece: redheadfullofsteam | coming down upon the opponents of vaping with great vengeance and furious anger [the gist is that ANTZ target the two aspects of vaping which might make it an effective cessation/THR mechaism - advertising and the verisimilitude to smoking tobacco - thus vitiating their own stated objective of saving lives. Note: Dr. Siegal uses the home page link on the blog page, which now leads to another (the latest) post. I've listed the more specific link.]
***
Decision by US chain CVS to stop offering analogs and other tobacoo products by Oct 1st in its 7,600 nationwide stores has generated literally thousands of articles. I've only read perhaps fifty. The business-oriented publications ask whether this was a smart bottom-line decision, and generally point out that it will have little effect on tobacoo use. Some argue that this will help the vaping industry. The vast majority are "cookie cutter" pieces that simply applaud CVS and/or cite Obama's compliment and/or ANTZ authorities: those that do mention vaping tend to treat vaping as smoking. A small handful of others point out that CVS still sells soda and processed junk food. I'll just list one from US nat'l news mag Time which addresses vaping: nation.time
.com/2014/02/05/cvs-tobacco-cigarettes-electronic/#ixzz2sYTEgKQI
To read more, try this search: news.google
.com/news/story?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&ncl=d697IaUD0TeouKMzKvBSNaQY9-4LM&cf=all&start=30
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Yesterday the FDA announced that it would be spending $115M to fund a national advertising campaign targeting the use of tobacco products by minors. Here's the FDA's press release, which also links to YouTube videos: www.fda
.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm384049.htm
So far, this hasn't seemed to have gotten much media traction, perhaps because it was overshadowed by CVS's decision. And since I generally don't report exclusively tobacco-related stuff here, unless it appears directly relevant to vaping - I'll list this for those who want to read more: https://www.
google.com/#q=fda+media+campaign&tbs=qdr:w
***
(Business Week, US nat'l business) www.businessweek
.com/articles/2014-02-06/e-cigarettes-fda-regulation-looms-for-1-dot-5-billion-industry#p1 [This is an amazingly-balanced and well-researched article which (surprise!) comes from a Bloomberg publication. It covers both personal and economic aspects of vaping, and contains zero junk as far as I can tell. There are a couple of interesting sources which could become potential allies cited in the article, which might also be relevant to a certain other ECF forum. Video has interview with Victory CEO Brent Willis: www.businessweek
.com/videos/2013-09-17/are-e-cigarettes-a-legitimate-way-to-quit-smoking ]
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(MD/DE/VA US Gannet Amalgam site) www.delmarvanow
.com/viewart/20140205/ESN01/302050058/State-considers-ban-of-e-cigarette-use-by-minors [Report on the status of 4 different bills pending in VA. Although the "headline" refers to minor access, it appears three of the four simply redefine vaping as smoking, and the other is a simple minor ban. Posted request on the legislation forum for info. on the VA situation, VA vapers please take a look. No CASAA call yet as far as I can tell, all bills still in committee.]
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(Cinn. OH Gannet news amalgam site) news.cincinnati
.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?NoCache=1&Dato=20140205&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=302050141&Ref=AR [General story which contains little junk; useful report on OH simple minor ban, which passed the house last year and is now in Sen. Cmte.]
(OH St. US student paper) thelantern.com/2014/02/ohio-states-ban-e-cigarettes-sparks-disagreement/ [student-written article on OH St's campus wide vaping ban contains little junk, but does have an illuminating quote from a local ANTZ in which he explains that the ban affects products that "mimic" tobacco products
.]
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(Cambridge City/Chisago Co. MN US local ind. web site) ecmpostreview.com/2014/02/05/e-cigarettes-raising-concerns-in-local-communities/ [this general anti-vaping article doesn't seem to have much of a point, although it also doesn't contain much junk, other than the rather surprising assertion that MN doesn't "regulate" vaping devices
.]
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(Cedar Rapids IA local paper) thegazette.com/2014/02/04/bill-to-ban-e-cigarette-sales-to-minors-advances-in-iowa-legislature/ [I skipped several other reports from IA to focus on this one which does more straight factual reporting: in a nutshell, a st
. house cmte. passed a simple minor ban, not a general bill that would redefine vaping as smoking, despite heavy ANTZ org. lobbying for more. See also: watchdog.org/127342/e-cigarette-definition/ and This is what local public health looks like, Iowa edition | Anti-THR Lies and related topics ]
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(Tulsa OK US NBC affiliate) www.kjrh
.com/news/local-news/investigations/investigation-reveals-e-cigarette-smokers-may-inhale-metal [Picks up UC Riverside study; filled with junk. This is the first time that I've seen another major US TV network's affiliate pick up the cntents of the original SD CA US ABC affiliate's story. This may be because they're also owned by Scripps.]
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(Eugene OR US local paper) www.statesmanjournal
.com/article/20140206/NEWS/302060030/E-cigarettes-subject-two-bills?nclick_check=1 [two competing bills in OR - HB 4073 is a simple minor ban, and HB 4115 is a "vaping = smoking" redefinition of vaping as smoking under OR's Clean Air Act - which is now being justified by its sponsor as minor protection. Also see HB 4129 which would apply tobacco taxes to vaping products. See CASAA call on OR: _http://blog.casaa.org/2014/02/call-to-action-oregon-e-cigarette-usage.html; more in Legis forum. and watchdog.org/127114/doctor-lawmakers-ban-e-cigs-minors-dont-restrict-adult-use/ ]
(Portland OR local paper) www.oregonlive
.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/e-cigarettes_lawmakers_conside.html [similar to the above, but a bit more balanced. This contains an on-line poll re:indoor vaping.]
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