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Real people. Real Stories.

"Anecdote" #13,536:
Thomas tried to quit smoking many times over 30 years using "recommended" cessation methods. Fortunately, he was able to switch to vaping and now has been smoke-free for 6 years!

Share YOUR story at: https://casaa.org/_testimonials/

 

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"Because of prohibition, what we do is we give control to bad guys."

- Lt. Diane Goldstein of LEAP, The Law Enforcement Action Partnership, on the organization's history fighting prohibition.

 

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Lt. Diane Goldstein of The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), on the false narrative claiming FDA flavor bans won't increase police interaction with consumers.

 

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The World Health Organization continues it's deadly war on much safer alternatives to smoking by blatantly lying to the public about the risks and urging countries to ban & tax lifesaving #vaping products. One day public health historians will look back and wonder "What the **** were they thinking??"

https://kfgo.com/2023/12/14/ban-flavoured-vapes-who-says-urging-tobacco-style-controls/

 

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This is very sad news for Australian vapers, but after nearly 15 years of THR advocacy, we can relate to his pain and frustration. Much love for Dr. Mendelsohn and we wish him the best in his future endeavors!

The Slow-Moving Train Wreck of Australian Vaping Policy

After a decade of advocacy, I'm stepping back—with the failures of prohibition on clear display. Bruising attacks have taken a personal toll.

filtermag.org

 

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CALL TO ACTION | MICHIGAN

STOP an onslaught of anti-vaping bills!

Lawmakers in Michigan are once again throwing everything and the kitchen sink into a raft of anti-vaping bills aiming to reduce everyone’s access to these life-saving products! These bills include everything from a flavor ban and tax hikes to repealing state preemption of local tobacco retailer laws.

Take action NOW!

https://casaa.org/call-to-action/michigan-stop-a-raft-of-anti-vaping-legislation/

 

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1.4 Million Disposable Vapes Seized by FDA May Have Been Counterfeits:

Aside from the counterfeit angle (which is pretty funny), this story is remarkable because FDA put months of work into a bust that--at best--removed a 2- or 3-day supply of disposables from the market. Not even a small dent.

1.4 Million Disposable Vapes Seized by FDA May Have Been Counterfeits

The FDA says it seized shipments of 1.4 million well-known disposable vapes, but industry sources say the products were counterfeits.

vaping360.com

 

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CASAA CEO Alex Clark weighs in on a discussion with Fox32-Chicago (starting at 3:14) about reducing/addressing e-cigarette waste.

Environmental concerns rise as vape disposal harms freshwater ecosystems

There is growing concern among environmentalists about the disposal of a popular product: vapes. Experts say they're being discarded in high numbers and harming freshwater ecosystems.

www.fox32chicago.com

 

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️CASAA LIVE️
Due to a scheduling conflict, today's show has been postponed until after the holidays. We will be back on January 13th!

 

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Lt. Diane Goldstein (@dianemgoldstein) of LEAP, The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (@PoliceForReform), on how consumer stories make a huge difference in changing lawmakers' minds.

 

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CASAA BLOG

CASAA calls out WHO on #vaping statement filled with misinformation and lies. Respected tobacco harm reduction advocate retires. FDA goes after tiny number of counterfeit disposable vapes. White House pulls back from menthol ban & more!

https://casaa.org/calling-out-the-who-on-vaping-statement-lies-and-more-tobacco-harm-reduction-news/

 

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CASAA assists ECigIntelligence with their annual U.S. survey of adults who vape by helping develop survey questions that aid #vaping advocacy efforts. As we do every year, CASAA is asking our members to participate in this year’s survey!

Please click here: USA - Vape Consumer Survey 2023

 

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A letter from a bipartisan trio of U.S. senators asks FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to explain the agency's "miniscule authorization rate" of harm reduction products that's "not in keeping with the CTP policy acknowledging that tobacco products fall on a continuum of risk."

Senators Ask Califf to Explain FDA's PMTA Review Process

A bipartisan group of senators has asked the FDA Commissioner to clarify the agency’s approach to nicotine product regulation.

vaping360.com

 

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After exposing why the anti-vaping claim that the vaping rate is higher for youth than adults is very misleading (in fact, 7 adults vape for every 1 high school student,) Lindsey Stroud, director of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance Consumer Center, had advice for THR advocates on how to use that data.

 

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"De-normalizing" is just a code word for "SHAMING." Why should adults who use low risk nicotine products be shamed? Where's the SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE supporting this law? How many people will just keep smoking now because they have to go outside either way?

Illinois to ban e-cigarette use in indoor public spaces in 2024

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Starting next month, Illinoisans will not be able to use their vapes or other e-cigarette products inside public places. When the Smoke-Free Illinois Act went into …

www.wcia.com

 

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Teen smoking in the United States is down by an astonishing 90 percent in the past two decades; the anti-smoking campaigns of groups like Truth Initiative and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids deserve credit, but the popularity of e-cigarettes surely played a role as well.

Still, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the nonprofits it supports have been peculiarly unwilling to sit down with critics who believe that their anti-vaping crusade may be doing more harm than good.
(Article is free to read when you sign up.)

https://www.philanthropy.com/article/how-a-debate-over-vaping-might-derail-the-war-on-tobacco

 

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If the tobacco industry’s “smoke-free rush may soon burn out,” that would largely be due to anti-tobacco groups shifting from the goal of saving lives to a
moral crusade against anyone using nicotine - regardless of the low health risks.

Blocking the industry from shifting from combustibles to low risk, smoke-free alternatives is akin to environmentalists blocking auto companies from selling clean fuel cars.

Less smoke-free use means more smoking. It's the antithesis of Tobacco Control's original goal of ending smoking-related deaths.

Big Tobacco’s smoke-free rush may soon burn out- Republic World

The industry’s hope is now on smokeless products like PMI’s IQOS tobacco sticks, a pen-like device which releases a vapor that tastes like regular cigarettes.

www.republicworld.com

 

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“Nothing can save 22nd Century in my opinion. It bet the company on a [Very Low Nicotine] strategy, but that was based on twin false premises: that FDA would force these products into the market via regulation; and that people would actually buy them if FDA did.”
~ Clive Bates

https://journalnow.com/news/local/fda-sets-april-as-latest-attempt-at-unveiling-very-low-nicotine-cigarette-standards/article_21220a9e-9dd1-11ee-967e-c7ae7da1db1b.html

 

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Professor Ann McNeill, Professor of Tobacco Addiction, Kings College London:
What role can vaping play in our efforts to end smoking?

The evidence, opportunities, challenges and reflections for tobacco control future.