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️CASAA LIVE️

This week special guest Martin Cullip will be talking with CASAA CEO Alex Clark and VP Logan Evans about FCTC COP10: What it is, how it affects tobacco control policies around the world & how you can get involved!

TOMORROW, March 24th at 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT

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Fifth Circuit Slams FDA, Stays Vuse Vibe Menthol Denial

The “unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit included pointed criticism of the FDA Center for tobacco Products for the CTP’s unannounced policy shifts regarding flavored vaping products and marketing plans intended to reduce youth use."

"The Fifth Circuit panel found that Reynolds “easily met its burden,” and is likely to prevail on the merits of the case.”

Fifth Circuit Slams FDA, Stays Vuse Vibe Menthol Denial

 

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"The analysis...clearly points to very few youths reporting continued cigarette smoking regardless of baseline e-cigarette use. Collectively, concerns about a gateway effect and a potential increase in youth cigarette use...are not supported by the data."

e-Cigarette and Cigarette Use Among Youth: Gateway or Common Liability?

In 2018, the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s report on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) concluded that youths use of e-cigarettes is associated with increased risk of ever cigarette smoking.1 Ever since, the public health community has been preoccupied with...

jamanetwork.com

 

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Is Dr. Owens absolutely certain that "nicotine itself is the problem?"

Because there was a LARGE retrospective study of surgical patients in 2019 that demonstrated NRT use (ie. smoke-free nicotine) was NOT associated with adverse outcomes after surgery:

DEFINE_ME

 

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House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is conducting oversight of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of tobacco and nicotine products through its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). The CTP has failed to effectively define and administer its tobacco and nicotine regulatory programs, resulting in industry uncertainty and unsafe products reaching the marketplace.

"We have deep concerns that CTP’s decisions have been influenced by political concerns rather than scientific evidence."

Comer Probes FDA’s Tobacco and Nicotine Regulatory Programs Riddled with Uncertainty - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

oversight.house.gov

 

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But to receive that FDA order to sell tobacco or nicotine products [even those in a class of products that have been scientifically proven to be far safer than smoking,, you must prove something no other US product is required to prove: that your product won't appeal to minors (who can't even legally buy it) and that it is “appropriate for the protection of public health.” Essentially, you must prove that your product is safe and protective even for people who will never use or aren’t even allowed to use your product.

To legally keep selling your deadly old cigarettes in the US? No marketing order is needed. Just keep selling them like you always have.

 

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Did you know that 2.8 million FEWER kids are vaping today than in 2019?

Did you also know that 3.1 million FEWER kids use any type of tobacco/nicotine product than in 2019?

Did you know that the 1 million kids who STILL SMOKE aren't smoking cigarettes in "kid-friendly" flavors, because those were banned in 2009?

 

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Guest Martin Cullip explains what the WHO FCTC COP10 would like to do with vaping and other Tobacco harm Reduction products.

If you missed the last CASAA Live show, catch the replay now!

Full Show Link: COP10 & The Future of Vaping with Martin Cullip

 

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TYPICAL ALARMIST MEDIA HEADLINE: "E-cigarette Flavors are Associated with Lower Odds of Quitting"

ACTUAL FINDING: "Overall, there was inconclusive evidence about the role of flavored ENDS use and smoking cessation outcomes"

E-cigarette flavors are associated with lower odds of quitting

In a recent study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, researchers from the University of Michigan examined the role of flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in smoking cessation.

www.news-medical.net

 

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Idaho PBS and state health officials LIE to the public, including telling them smoking is not more harmful than vaping. This violates the public health code of ethics and (unlike nicotine vaping) is actually killing people.

Blog by Dr. Michael Siegel.

Idaho Public Television and State Health Officials Lie to the Public by Telling them Smoking is Not More Harmful than Vaping

In a public education campaign entitled "Do You Know Vape?" Idaho Public Television in collaboration with the state health districts is info...

tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com

 

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A reporter asked, "Where do teens usually buy e-cigarettes around here?"

One CA teen said, "There's stores in the city that sell it underground, they will just sell it out of their trunks."

Is anyone truly surprised by this post-prohibition development?

California flavored tobacco ban loophole may be putting teens, youths at risk

The sale of most flavored tobacco products are prohibited in California, but the I-Team has discovered an enforcement loophole that may be putting teenagers and other youths at risk.

abc7news.com

 

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In 2019, Truth's stated mission was to prevent YOUTH TOBACCO use, but now it has added "nicotine dependence" to that mission. However, there's no evidence that ADULT nicotine dependence (absent smoking) is any more harmful than caffeine dependence.

Why is youth-oriented Truth suddenly concerned about ADULT women vaping?

Remember, in 2015 (when these ads came out) 13.6% of adult WOMEN still SMOKED. Companies were prohibited from telling the truth about LOWER RISKS and vaping is still considered "less cool" than smoking.

These also weren't "Big Tobacco" ads. They were small start-ups competing AGAINST popular Big Tobacco cigarettes. If you can't truthfully tell adults that your product is far safer than smoking, what are your only other marketing options other than suggesting it's "cooler?"

 

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HEADS UP! // Vermont Flavor Ban​

S.18 would deny thousands of adults access to the non-tobacco flavors that help them abstain from smoking. The bill has passed in the Senate and moves next for consideration in the House. Studies show non-tobacco flavors are preferred even by adults who smoke. Watch for a CASAA Call to Action next week!

Senate gives preliminary approval to flavored tobacco ban in Vt.

Vermont lawmakers have taken a big first step toward banning flavored tobacco products and e-liquids.

www.wcax.com

 

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CASAA BLOG
FDA’s war on vaping takes some hits. Study finds e-cigs are not a gateway to smoking. Idaho’s deadly anti-vaping campaign. Unsurprising illicit market in CA after flavor ban. Truth Initiative changes its mission. Calls to Action and more!

FDA’s war on vaping takes some hits and More! THR News

FDA’s war on vaping takes some hits. Study: e-cigs not a gateway. Idaho’s anti-vaping campaign. CA illicit market. Calls to Action & more!

casaa.org

 

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"...members will receive clear and accurate information..."

Well, NOT so much if you're telling them that snus has a significant "increased risk of cancer, diabetes, heart and mouth disease."

In truth, those "risks" are extremely low to nonexistent.

PFA to warn players about risks of using snus during summer campaign

The Professional Footballers’ Association will launch a campaign this summer to warn players of the risks of using snus. Snus is a Swedish-produced tobacco product that comes in small parcels and is placed alongside the gum to release nicotine into the bloodstream. It is illegal to sell...

theathletic.com

 

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Anecdote 13,514:

When Scott was able to learn the TRUTH about nicotine, he was finally confident enough to switch completely to low risk vaping after smoking for nearly 29 years.

What's YOUR real story? Submit your testimonial today!

Go to: Vape Stories - Real Consumer Testimonials - CASAA

 

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Rethinking Nicotine:

"Instead of asking, 'is this appropriate for the protection of public health?,' in the future, we would ask, 'are the risks associated with this product acceptable for recreational nicotine use?'"

“Despite the dogmatic rear-guard action of tobacco control activists, traditional tobacco control is being steadily overtaken by the strategy of tobacco harm reduction. But tobacco harm reduction is an interim stage in the evolution toward a full rethink of the place of nicotine in society.”

~ Clive Bates

Beyond Tobacco Harm Reduction - Tobacco Reporter

To see clearly into the decades ahead, we need to rethink nicotine.

tobaccoreporter.com

 

[kristin]

This Twitter thread about the tactics and ultimate failure of the D.A.R.E program should sound familiar to vapers:


Eerily familiar.

 

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“Alex Clark, CEO of the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association, cited the use of flavored products as a step toward getting people to stop smoking cigarettes.

“It would ban products that are demonstrably less harmful than smoking,” Clark said in an interview.”

Statewide ban on flavored tobacco in Oregon advances

If passed, the ban would begin in July 2024 and exempt hookah lounges.

www.oregonlive.com

 

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CALL TO ACTION // VERMONT FLAVOR BAN!

S. 18 would ban the sale of any flavored tobacco or nicotine product regardless of FDA authorization, including products that are allowed to be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes!

S. 18 has passed the Senate and is moving to hearings in the House.

Vermont - Stop a Flavor Ban

Stop S. 18 which would ban the sale of any flavored tobacco or nicotine product regardless of FDA authorization.

casaa.org