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

[Bliss Doubt]

I really appreciate this thread, kristin. I hope you don't mind that I'm copying some of this content to my "alerts" thread on the other forum.

I used to get the alerts from CASAA but they're not coming through anymore. I can't figure out how to get them started up again.

Thank you so much.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

I used to get the alerts from CASAA but they're not coming through anymore. I can't figure out how to get them started up again.

Probably the quickest/easiest way to get this resolved is to unsubscribe then resubscribe or just subscribe again with a different email address.

 

[kristin]

Lawmaker @Damon_Connolly (D-CA) has introduced a state bill that would prohibit anyone born after 2007 from ever buying non-pharmaceutical nicotine products--even those with very low health risks. Imagine if he'd proposed this for alcohol or marijuana....

Bill Text - AB-935 Tobacco sales: phased tobacco ban.

 

[kristin]

Police state the vape pen contained THC, which means it was NOT a nicotine e-cigarette. Yet, unsurprisingly to THR advocates, the school sent home a misleading letter to parents, warning only that the "devices contain nicotine and other substances."

Police investigating after vape pen sends several students to the hospital

The school resource officer at Lynn Camp High School in Knox County said several students had side effects from using the device.

www.wymt.com

 

[kristin]

 

[kristin]

HEADS UP! WAUKESHA
There's no scientific basis supporting OUTDOOR vape bans, and claiming e-cigs contain "unsafe levels of nicotine, chemicals and heavy metals" without acknowledging the SIGNIFICANT HARM REDUCTION vs smoking is just gross negligence.

Waukesha County could ban e-cigarettes, vaping on county grounds

WAUKESHA COUNTY — The County Executive Committee will consider an ordinance banning e-cigarettes and vaping products anywhere tobacco smoking is prohibited, county documents show, and broadens the county’s ongoing fight

www.gmtoday.com

 

[kristin]

TONIGHT at 5 PM Eastern/3 PM Pacific, CASAA CEO Alex Clark will be part of a discussion about "The Politics of Vaping" on the Coup Save America podcast with Sean St. Heart.

YouTube Link:

Facebook Live Link:

 

[kristin]

Researchers looked at vaping in countries that promote it for smoking cessation vs countries that don't and found vaping SHOULD be recommended more as smoking cessation aids, because there's "abundant evidence" they can help some individuals quit smoking.

UM study: E-cigarettes should be recommended more for smoking cessation

The study was published last week in a peer-reviewed medical journal.

www.detroitnews.com

 

[kristin]

Academic and industry researchers “need to engage in scientific debate. Yet opportunities to do so have diminished as journals and conferences have banned scientists funded directly or indirectly by industry. This is leading to a serious bias with implications for public policy. How can we expect to make fundamental change without involving those who hold such a major stake in potential changes? In no other sector—energy, food, pharma—is this tolerated." ~ Derek Yach

Time to Rethink the FCTC: Yach - Tobacco Reporter

Conceived in the late 1990s, the treaty should be updated to reflect a radically changed context, argues the public health veteran.

tobaccoreporter.com

 

[kristin]

“If [tobacco companies] truly want to reduce harm, they have the unique power and savvy to do so. They can stop opposing proven tobacco control measures, set a date to stop marketing deadly combustible cigarettes, and support the pending FDA regulations."

Except flavor bans and nearly nicotine-free cigarettes are NOT "proven" tobacco control measures. Such actions are more likely to create more social justice issues between law enforcement and poor communities, while simultaneously perpetuating harms from smoking by removing the most appealing alternatives to smoking from the market.

Tobacco companies pledge 'harm reduction' but are doing the opposite

 

[kristin]

"If deadly cigarettes are permitted throughout the internal market, then a lower risk equivalent like snus should be as well.”

The unscientific and harmful EU bans on products proven to be very low risk alternatives to smoking needs to end. Period.

EU Lawmaker Urges Snus Legalization - Tobacco Reporter

It is a better option than cigarettes, which remain readily available, says Johan Nissinen.

tobaccoreporter.com

 

[kristin]

Hawai’i Public Health representatives absurdly complain that an article about the adverse consequences of a parity tax for e-cigs included pro-vaping voices but didn't also seek the opinion of their anti-vaping orgs. This is when 99% of articles about vaping are already skewed in their anti-vaping favor.

Reporting On E-Cigarettes Should Include Health And Policy Experts

Hawaii’s successful tobacco control policies have caught the attention of the tobacco/electronic nicotine device industry.

www.civilbeat.org

 

[kristin]

Under pressure from the anti-vaping syndicate to take action against imported disposable vapor products popular with the few teens who still vape, FDA finally sends out warning letters to...tiny US businesses making non-disposable, open system products preferred by adults.

FDA Seeks $19,000 Penalties Against Four Small Vape Companies

The FDA announced it will seek $19,000 penalties for each of four tiny vaping manufacturers accused of selling without authorization.

vaping360.com

 

[kristin]

CALL TO ACTION - NEBRASKA

LB 584, a 5c/mL tax on e-liquid scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday, was pulled from the agenda, potentially for changes that may include a 20% wholesale tax which could mean a price increase from the original 5c/mL.

Nebraska - Stop a Vapor Tax!

Take action to stop a bad vapor tax from getting worse. Contact your lawmakers and urge them to oppose LB 584.

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

The anti-vaping syndicate claims that there isn't enough research supporting vaping as smoking cessation, so these tobacco control researchers decide to spend their funding to study attempts to quit...vaping. It seems they don't really WANT to know?‍

Study of adult e-cigarette users' attempts and experiences of quitting

Many e-cigarette (vape) users intend to quit, but there are few evidence-based interventions to help them do so. Due to this lack of interventions for e-cigarette cessation, researchers in the United States studied how and why users attempt to quit independently. The study, published in the...

www.news-medical.net

 

[kristin]

CASAA Blog

Study concludes vaping should be recommended for cessation. Claiming vaping outside is "unsafe." Quit Victoria tweets lies then blocks dozens of people. Public Health shows entitlement. Fentanyl: a new scare tactic. Calls to Action & more!

Study Supports Vaping For Cessation and More! THR News

Study concludes vaping should be recommended for cessation. Quit Victoria tweets lies. Public Health entitlement. Calls to Action & more!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

CASAA LIVE​

This week on CASAA Live, CASAA CEO Alex Clark and Member Coordinator Kristin Noll-Marsh discuss what Brian King, the new Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, said (and DIDN'T say) about vaping during the Q&A he had on February 24, 2023 with Greg Conley and Allison Boughner of American Vapor Manufacturers.

What The FDA Says About Vaping

This week on CASAA Live, CASAA CEO Alex Clark and Member Coordinator Kristin Noll-Marsh discuss what Brian King, the new Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco...

youtube.com

 

[kristin]

URGENT CALL TO ACTION // MINNESOTA FLAVOR BAN​

SF 2123 would ban the sale of any flavored products regardless of FDA authorization, including products granted “modified risk orders” by FDA.

Hearing is TOMORROW March 1 at 8:30 AM. TAKE ACTION NOW!

Minnesota - Stop a Flavor Ban!

Take Action to stop SF 2123, which would ban the sale of any flavored nicotine or tobacco products regardless of FDA authorization. Moreover, this bill would prohibit the sale of products in flavors other than tobacco for which FDA has granted “modified risk orders” (products that can be...

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

"With the flavor ban in Massachusetts leading to more cigarette sales in the region and an increase in smoking among black women, it seems clear that menthol prohibitions are ineffective mechanisms for improving public health in the black community."

Massachusetts menthol ban increased smoking among black women, research finds - Reason Foundation

It seems clear that menthol prohibitions are ineffective mechanisms for improving public health in the black community.

reason.org

 

[kristin]

"The Supreme Court declined without comment to hear the L.A. County appeal—possibly a bad sign for Reynolds’ challenge of the statewide flavor ban approved by California voters last year. "

-Reported by CASAA director Jim McDonald for Vaping360

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of L.A. County Flavor Ban

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal of Los Angeles County’s ban on in-store sales of flavored vaping and tobacco products.

vaping360.com