E-cigarette prohibitionists to host webinar on Monday to promote state and local bans

[Bill Godshall]

On Monday, a group of e-cigarette prohibitionists and propagandists will host a webinar to promote state and local e-cigarette usage bans, and perhaps state and local sales bans, regulations, taxation, etc.

They held a tobacco Harm Reduction webinar on April 15th as well, featuring many abstinence only prohibitionists who vehemently oppose tobacco harm reduction products and policies.

Please note that TTAC is funded by the CDC.

[h=2]An Introduction to E-Cigarettes for States and Locals

Monday, April 29, 2013
12 p.m. PT/1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET - 90 minute[/h]Tobacco Control Network
Tobacco Control Network

[h=2]3 p.m. ET - 90 minutes[/h]Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• Describe e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery devices that are currently on the market.
• Evaluate policy options for regulating e-cigarettes at the state and local levels.
• Describe regulatory actions state and local governments can take to protect the public’s health from the potential hazards of e-cigarettes.

Speakers:​

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• Jennifer Pearson, Legacy
• Joelle Lester, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
• Bronson Frick, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
• Cynthia Hallett, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
• Miae Aramori, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
• Stan Flemming, Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health
• Jeanne Finberg, California Attorney General’s Office

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[h=2]Harm Reduction Webinar

Monday, April 15, 2013[/h]
Tobacco Control Network

Agenda
http://www.ttac.org/tcn/materials/pdfs/04.15.13/Agenda.pdf

I. Welcome and introductions‐ Danny McGoldrick, Campaign for
Tobacco‐Free Kids
II. Overview ‐ Tim McAfee, CDCOffice on Smoking andHealth
III. Proposalsin the states‐ Cathy Callaway,American Cancer Society
Cancer ActionNetwork
IV. Legal issues – WarrenOrtland, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
V. One state’s experience ‐ Tracey Strader,Oklahoma Tobacco
Settlement Endowment Trust&Jennifer Lepard,Oklahoma State
Department ofHealth
VI. Newtoolkit on harm reduction ‐Danny McGoldrick
VII. Actionsfor advocates &wrap‐up, Thomas Carr,American Lung
Association&Chris Sherwin, AmericanHeart Association
VIII. Questions and answers

Harm Reduction and the FDA - Warren Ortland
http://www.ttac.org/tcn/materials/pdfs/04.15.13/Harm_Reduction_FDA.pdf

Speakers:​

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• Danny McGoldrick, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Tim McAfee, CDC Office on Smoking and Health
• Cathy Callaway, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
• Warren Ortland, Tobacco Control Legal Consortium
• Tracey Strader, Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust
• Jennifer Lepard, Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Thomas Carr, American Lung Association

 

[Fiamma]

These ppl need to get lives. I notice the California AG's office is represented. Memory fails me, but I think that's the gal that's been sending notices to B&M's that flavored juice is illegal, even though the law does not say so. Only flavored cigarettes.

Bill can anyone join the webinar and rain on their parade or do they limit it to fellow travelers?

 

[CES]

I wonder if spending 90 minutes listening to it is worth the chance to be able to submit some questions to the Q&A. Wonder if they'd even answer the types questions that point out the fallacies in their logic and research

 

[Bill Godshall]

I urge everyone to tune in to Monday's webinar, and to counter their false claims (if they allow participants to speak).

 

[DC2]

Evil incarnate.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Please note this webinar starts in five minutes.

 

[Bill Godshall]

If anyone listened to this this webinar, please let us know what was said.

I couldn't hookup to the webinar, as I don't have the required software.

 

[Placebo Effect]

There was such great interest in the topic that they had to expand the maximum number of 300 participants. I think the webinar peaked at around 360 people.

One speaker identified Gregory Conley and Bill Godshall as CASAA's principals. Sadly I missed this part. I like to think that they said our names with contempt in their voices.

The people from Tacoma actually came out and admitted that they didn't ban e-cig use everywhere smoking was banned because there wasn't scientific evidence to support doing that. That was about the closest the presenters came to honesty throughout the entire 90 minutes.

Not surprisingly, virtually no questions were asked of the panel, and those that were asked were about what they can do to protect the chiiiiiildren.

One interesting note is that Cynthia Hallett has been trying to get in the ear of Dr. Richard Carmona to convince him that he should come out in favor of banning e-cig use indoors until "the evidence" comes in to show that they aren't a public health hazard.

 

[hoogie76]

I couldn't get in either despite having the software. I did find an additional link that may possibly post a rebroadcast of the webinar: TCN Webinar: An Introduction to e-Cigarettes For States And Locals - 4/29/13

or maybe here:

Tobacco Control Network

hoog

 

[Kidnapped]

Interesting to note that groups such as the ACS do everything in their power to fight the (proven effective) cancer cures that are already out there which don't line big-pharma's (very deep) pockets. Also, much of their gravy train would be cut off if the cancer caused by the 4,000+ chemicals put into manufactured cigarettes weren't around to help them solicit donations... The same holds true for most of these anti-smoking lobbies. If too many folks were to switch, the donations would dry up and they'd have to go find new jobs...

 

[Petrodus]

Interesting to note that groups such as the ACS do everything in their power to fight the (proven effective) cancer cures that are already out there which don't line big-pharma's (very deep) pockets. Also, much of their gravy train would be cut off if the cancer caused by the 4,000+ chemicals put into manufactured cigarettes weren't around to help them solicit donations... The same holds true for most of these anti-smoking lobbies. If too many folks were to switch, the donations would dry up and they'd have to go find new jobs...