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[kristin]

PUBLIC HEALTH FAIL: (NEW JERSEY) American Cancer Society says "evidence-based" policy for state 2021-22 budget includes making vapor products as expensive as cigarettes and banning flavors. Once again showing their cautious support of vaping was baloney.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget - Insider NJ

 

[kristin]

RESEARCH: New study from King's College London finds 'clear benefit' from daily use of using open system vaping products in order to quit smoking.

Those pesky Brits keep throwing science-based wrenches into the gears of US anti-vaping propaganda machine!

Daily e-cigarette use shows 'clear benefit' in helping smokers to quit

 

[kristin]

THE WHOLE STORY: "26% of high school students use e-cigarettes and almost a third use them daily, a sign of addiction."

Note the vague "many" and "almost a third" language, which seems to purposely obscure the fact that fewer than 8.5% of high school teens are vaping daily (ie. possibly addicted,) with the majority of students trying "even 1 puff in past 30 days," which is more indicative of expected "experimentation" of a novel adult product. Would that <8.5% really be considered an "epidemic" level, especially if the vaping is displacing teen smoking?

While no one wants teens to vape (or smoke!), it's important for the overall benefit of public health that adult access to vapor products is not limited due to misleading or sensationalist language that misrepresents true teen vaping behaviors.

Maria Davies: 26% of high school students use e-cigarettes, many every day

 

[kristin]

FACT-BASED POLICY MAKING: Lawmaker actually listens to adult vapers, visits vape shop to see what adults are buying, introduces bill to reverse flavor ban she once supported. If you live in RI, be sure to do the CASAA Call to Action supporting this bill!

Call to Action link: RHODE ISLAND - End The Flavor Ban!

What Made This Rhode Island Legislator Change Her Mind About Vaping?

 

[kristin]

MINNESOTA: (HEADS UP!) Yet another tax hike bill, HF 1721, has been introduced. It appears that the existing 95% wholesale nicotine/tobacco product tax would be raised to 97% AND the definition now includes ALL DEVICES and ANY SUBSTANCE that can be vaped!

MN House division approves $1.50 per pack cigarette tax hike

Read Minnesota bill HF 1721 as introduced here: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF1721&ssn=0&y=2021

 

[kristin]

CONSEQUENCES OF "WELL-MEANING" VAPE BANS & TAXES: "Sold in underground outlets and on third party e-commerce websites, counterfeit commodities fund smugglers and members of organized crime. Consumers often believe they are buying a genuine product..."

CBP Officers in Chicago Capture $1.5 Million in Counterfeit Vaping Pens

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING ANTI-VAPING BIAS: Youth most at risk of smoking--who have family members who smoke--are largely ignored in the war against youth vaping. Helping parents not smoke will have far greater impact on future smoking rates than taxes or flavor bans!

Hull dad switches to vapes to stop young son copying his smoking

 

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[kristin]

UNHEALTHY LAWS: While still trying to reduce the male smoking rate to 37.8% by 2025, the Thailand government is arresting people for selling low risk vapor products that help people quit smoking & most popular with men. (UK adult male smoking is <15.9%.)

Thai man in Pattaya arrested for allegedly selling e-cig vaping products | The Thaiger

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP-NEWS-UPDATES: Heads up Minnesota and Hempstead, New York! CASAA comments on shocker Cliff Douglas statement. Call to Action supporting Rhode Island lawmaker who reversed her stance on vaping. Repercussions of anti-vape policies. CASAA podcast on YouTube and more!

Vape Flavor Bans, RI Reversal & more - Tobacco Harm Reduction News

 

[kristin]

ILLINOIS: (CALL TO ACTION) Hearing on 3/16--OPPOSE HB201! Public vaping bans are NOT SCIENCE-BASED & MISLEAD THE PUBLIC to believe vaping is as harmful as smoking. That mistaken belief creates public support for sales & flavor bans & excessive taxes.

Illinois - Stop a Public Vaping Ban!

 

[kristin]

CASAA TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION NEWS: Watch video of @Logan_Exhales & CASAA CEO @Hello_Alex discussing news, updates, Calls to Action and THR issues in this weeks episode of the CASAA Advocacy News Podcast! Or listen on Soundcloud at CASAA Media

 

[kristin]

TOBACCO TRUTH: Latest post in Dr. Brad Rodu's (@BradRodu) "a-must-read-for-every-THR-advocate" blog, Tobacco Truth, takes down a Bloomberg @business hit piece, that is unsurprisingly misrepresenting the public perception and risks of nicotine and smoke-free products.

Tobacco Truth: Bloomberg Tobacco Article Misleads on Nicotine Effects

 

[kristin]

WHY BANS DON'T WORK: Brilliant video from The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organizations (INNCO), released in conjunction with its paper denouncing calls to ban harm reduction products in low- and middle-income countries, while leaving cigarettes for available.
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #NoBans4LMICs

 

[kristin]

HUMAN RIGHTS: CASAA supports INNCO's science-based position paper confronting Bloomberg-backed orgs pushing to ban tobacco harm reduction products in the low- and middle-income countries that need them most! #NoBans4LMICs #SocialJustice

Read it HERE: https://innco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/INNCO-LMIC-English.pdf

 

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[kristin]

RESEARCH:

 

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ON NOW!
Ask questions RIGHT NOW about the vape mail ban with CASAA director Danielle Jones @RubrDuckyUrThe1 and CEO Alex Clark @Hello_Alex!

 

[kristin]

CASAA NEWS: We hope you will all join us in welcoming Logan Evans to the our Board of Directors, wishing Danielle Jones well in her new role as President, and in thanking past president, Bruce Nye, for his past service! Read more about them here: CASAA Board of Directors News - CASAA

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING ANTI-VAPING LIES: PAVe co-founder exaggerates "addiction," says “We have a nation of nicotine-addicted kids," but 12th grade DAILY nicotine vaping DECLINED to 8.6% (2020) from 11.6%, while alcohol, marijuana & SMOKING cigarettes all INCREASED.

Even with teen vaping down, experts fear resurgence | wcnc.com