HEADS UP - NEWS - UPDATES! (When we know, you'll know!)

[kristin]

WISCONSIN: (HEADS UP!) Gov. Evers is back on his mission to stop people who smoke from switching to safer vapor products by increasing cost with a 71% TAX (incl. devices) PLUS a public USE BAN. vaping CONSUMERS must show up at budget hearings to OPPOSE!

Wisconsin budget committee to hold 4 public hearings

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING tobacco HARM REDUCTION LIES: Doctor implies smoke-free tobacco is "as dangerous as smoking" (not even close!) and a cessation counselor unethically and irresponsibly tells outrageous lie that nicotine is "the most dangerous component of tobacco."

HEALTH MATTERS | Chew on this: Doctors warn of cancer, other health issues linked to smokeless tobacco use

 

[kristin]

WISCONSIN: (CALL TO ACTION) You stopped him before, now stop him again! Gov. Evers wants to make low risk, safer alternatives to smoking 71% more expensive AND trick the public into believing vapor harms bystanders by banning public use. TAKE ACTION NOW!

Wisconsin - Stop a Vapor Tax!

 

[kristin]

RESEARCH: Vaping is found to be 50% more effective than NRT and 100% more effective than the placebo!

Something to think about--NRTs were deemed "effective" by the FDA because clinical trials saw a small number of subjects quit for "months," while many relapsed after a year, often needing several more attempts to quit or giving up altogether. But vaping helps people STAY smoke-free for YEARS and many who switch even report "accidentally" quitting smoking!

E-cigarettes help smokers quit for good

 

[kristin]

BAD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: FDA's "Real Cost" anti-vaping campaign jumps the shark with New Marvel "...... Madness" reboot--animated comics making vaping into a cool new supervillain. Now the other 80% of kids who'd never thought about vaping will be curious!

"Mind Control Menace"—The FDA's Comic Attempt to Terrify Teen Vapers

 

[kristin]

VAPING JUNK SCIENCE: Study misidentifies THC vapes as "e-cigarettes" in videos, observes consumers better "recall" videos w/product than non-consumers (a common phenomenon for ANY product), suggests videos w/vapes may CAUSE vaping, so should be restricted.

Vape sellers are using popular music videos to promote e-cigarettes to young people – and it's working

 

[kristin]

SOUTH CAROLINA: (UPDATE) House passes preemption bill, an effort to stop confusing (and often unscientific and unjustified) patchwork of regulation/taxation across the state. Heads next to Senate. Let your state Senators know to SUPPORT!

https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article250493144.html

 

[kristin]

MONTANA: (UPDATE) Preemption bill, designed to block local governments from passing unscientific and baseless vapor regulations and taxes, has unfortunately failed to pass in the state Senate.

Bill to stop local governments from enacting vaping ordinances dies in Senate

 

[kristin]

MONTGOMERY CO, MARYLAND: (HEADS UP!) Council President Tom Hucker has proposed DOUBLING the county’s excise tax rate on vapor products from the current 30% to 60%. PUBLIC HEARING on April 27, 1:30 p.m. If approved, would go into effect on July 1!

Council Proposes Doubling Tax on E-Cigarettes | Montgomery Community Media

 

[NCC]

I just want you to know that the public service you're doing is appreciated!

 

[kristin]

TEXAS: (CALL TO ACTION) HB 211 will impose a 5¢/mL tax ($5 per 100 mL bottle) on e-liquid containing nicotine! Hearing is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 10:00 AM. CASAA has made it easy to OPPOSE this tax. Just click the link and follow the instructions!

Texas - Stop a Vapor Tax (HB 211)

 

[kristin]

COMMENTARY: (Alex Norcia, Filter)
“Completely absent from the conversation, of course, were tobacco harm reductionists and adults who used vapes to quit cigarettes.”

"Groups like PAVE and CTFK can never be satisfied. Their goal—eradicating nicotine use from the globe—is no more reachable than the drug-war mirage of a “drug-free world.” And as tobacco harm reduction technology expands, so does their mission."

Vaping Prohibitionists Host Conference to Confirm Their Own Views

 

[kristin]

PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA: (UPDATE) City bans vapor flavors "specifically targeted at youth," which, ridiculously, means ALL flavors that don't taste of tobacco or menthol, regardless of "youth appeal." Flavors helping ADULTS avoid relapsing back to smoking!

Prior Lake bans sale of flavored vaping products

 

[kristin]

EXPOSING ANTI-VAPING TACTICS: Public use bans are pushed using half-truths and truth twisting as found in this article. This is a major reason why CASAA opposes use bans. If the public believes these lies, they'll easily agree to OTHER bans & taxes!

Passive vaping: an impending threat to bystanders

 

[kristin]

TAKING ACTION: The CDC "Tips" campaign is looking for people who have quit smoking AND been diagnosed by a doctor with a "smoking-related" health condition. While it's a long shot, we strongly encourage vapers who fit the criteria to submit their story!

Participate in CDC's Tips Campaign

 

[kristin]

FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS: City BLOCKS adult smoking cessation by prohibiting low risk vapor product sales where deadly cigarettes can still be sold, reducing access to a far safer option. Additionally, vaping essentially ANYWHERE in public is prohibited!

New Tobacco Regulations Prohibits Smoking, Vaping In Public; Restricts Sales

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP-NEWS-UPDATES: Call to Action for TX, WI, AK & MO. Heads Up Montgomery Co! Updates for MT, Prior Lake & Falmouth. Vaping research (both bad & good.) Outstanding commentaries from Katherine Revello, Alex Norcia & Corbin K Barthold. Public Health behaving badly and more!

Vaping Calls to Action, Research & More! - Tobacco Harm Reduction News

 

[kristin]

CASAA MEDIA: Don't miss the LIVE Advocacy Podcast TODAY at 3:30 PM CDT! Come listen to Logan Evans (@Logan_Exhales) & ALex Clark (@Hello_Alex) discuss the stories from this week's blog post, converse in YT/FB chats & ask your questions! #NothingAboutUsWithoutUS #VapingSavesLives

 

[kristin]

OREGON: (Heads Up!) State lawmakers are congratulating themselves for "protecting children" with a redundant online sales ban. Congress already passed the "Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act" (ie. Vape Mail Ban) to close those alleged "loopholes."

Oregon House passes bill to ban online vape sales, close underage purchase loophole - KTVZ

 

[UncLeJunkLe]

OREGON: Lawmakers are congratulating themselves for "protecting children" with an online sales ban that's pointless, because there will be no way for consumers to receive orders due to USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc. prohibiting shipments of vapor products.

LOL. I guess they just "wanna make sure" or they just didn't get the memo.