The end of the Provari??? 95% WA state tax!

[brickfollett]

Provape has sent emails to its customers in Washington state! Please help them out! This is a copy of the email I received just a few minutes ago:

Dear ProVape Customer and Washington State resident, We at ProVape need your help. We wouldn't ordinarily ask, but this is a special case.

The Washington State Senate and Legislature are considering new taxes (HB2795 and SB6569) that would heavily tax e-cigarettes. The result of these new taxes will be the following: 1. Taxes up to 95% on all e-cigarettes, e-juices and e-cigarette related hardware. 2. Massive closures of vapor lounges, e-cigarette retailers, e-cigarette manufacturers and e-juice manufacturers. 3. Limited availability and limited (or no) access to different e-cigarette models and juice flavors. 4. Cause serious harm to thousands of Washington citizens who have quit smoking analog cigarettes by replacing them with electronic cigarettes. 5. Remove a viable option many physicians and dentists are recommending to their patients wishing to replace analog cigarettes. This legislation will kill vaping in Washington State. Please help us in our fight against these outrageous taxes: Step 1: Use this online tool to locate the contact info for your State Representative and State Senator. http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/ Step 2: Once you have located this information, please take the time to call your senator and representatives. This amounts to just 3 phone calls. Step 3: Tell them where you are from and ask them to oppose legislation containing new taxes on vaping products (reference HB2795 and SB6569). This amounts to 3 phone calls per person. Please encourage friends, family members, and anyone else to make these calls. If the elected officials don't hear from us, they will think we don't care. WE DO CARE so the calls have to be made. We don't have much time - the deadline is this Thursday, March 13 at midnight. Please make the calls today! Thank you for your time and your support. ---------------- Help us out guys, If a company like PROVAPE is concerned about this, we have a problem. FYI, this could signal the end of the Provari unless they move to a different state. The overall nature of the bill is offensive as a whole, so please give us your support...

 

[brickfollett]

Update, I made my calls, please make yours. Nobody answered, but I left messages...

 

[TheJakeBailey]

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[Ken_A]

From the daily action plan!

(From WAVAN) - WASHINGTON VAPERS -- PLEASE LIKE & SHARE
- http://spredd.it/hp7a172b
“This tax is still *VERY* much alive. Here is a great way to ensure that Washington State Representatives and Senators know that we are serious about defending those who represent vapers well at the State House.” - https://www.facebook.com/WVANetwork/posts/519511628167169?stream_ref=5

 

[klynnn]

I wonder how many new businesses these states have to shut down before they realize if no one has a job or money then there are no taxes to be had.

 

[stevegmu]

If someone from out of state orders from ProVape, they most likely would not be subject to the tax.

 

[ScottP]

Wonder why they stopped at 95% and not just hit the full 100%? Either way it's completely ludicrous to tax anything at that rate.
Are regular smokes taxed at that rate in WA?

 

[brickfollett]

Wonder why they stopped at 95% and not just hit the full 100%? Either way it's completely ludicrous to tax anything at that rate.
Are regular smokes taxed at that rate in WA?

I'm not and have never a smoker, so I'm not familiar with the tax on analogs, but yes, they already carry a pretty hefty tax. I am a former hookah user, and the tax applied to hookah shisha. Quite an increase in the price, but nowhere near 95%...

Freaking joke

 

[nostinkies]

Have any of you noticed it's usually the left wing nut jobs driving this NONSENSE????? Washington, California, New York, just saying.......

Here's a novel idea, VOTE next time based on the guys beliefs and convictions rather than what party he is from. I have an uncle from massachusetts that would vote for ant eater if he was wearing a suit and was a dem. This is why our country is in the shape it's in.

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Those of you who are not from WA should be concerned....if this passes is could set a precedent for other states to follow.

 

[Say10]

Reading that just made me sick to my stomach.

 

[SleeZy]

Reading that just made me sick to my stomach.

Agreed...
Here in sweden they're gonna regulate it down to cig-alikes and buy in pharma store only -.-'
I sure hope that they won't, there's still a chance for us. Just need to gather like 1 milion "votes"

95% tax... ouch .....

 

[Bramble]

Have any of you noticed it's usually the left wing nut jobs driving this NONSENSE????? Washington, California, New York, just saying.......

Here's a novel idea, VOTE next time based on the guys beliefs and convictions rather than what party he is from. I have an uncle from massachusetts that would vote for ant eater if he was wearing a suit and was a dem. This is why our country is in the shape it's in.

Well you can't explain our very very republican Utah then... they come down on everything here.

I don't think it's a political party thing. I think it's a stupid people/control freak thing. And unfortunately those come in all political stripes.

 

[bencooper74]

I heard that the bill passed already. I believe It passed with a 75% tax....not much better than 95%. I also believe anyone ordering online is subject to this tax. MBV the cheapest e-juice available will instantly become the most expensive. I can't imagine any WA state vendors can survive this tax hike. What worries me the most is how long till other states follow in their foot steps. This is just terrible....our government just sucks.

 

[HawaiiVPR]

Have any of you noticed it's usually the left wing nut jobs driving this NONSENSE????? Washington, California, New York, just saying.......

Here's a novel idea, VOTE next time based on the guys beliefs and convictions rather than what party he is from. I have an uncle from massachusetts that would vote for ant eater if he was wearing a suit and was a dem. This is why our country is in the shape it's in.

That how things work in Hawaii too, however, I wouldn't give Repukes a pass either, they have introduced some pretty ridiculous nanny-ism types of legislation too. Bottom line, I wouldn't focus blame on the politicians, but rather, the people around you who as a majority, voted for these types of clowns to begin with.

As for WA, I find this very ironic, they pass legislation for recreational drug use, yet, want to tax the e-cigs out of business. My, how far gone this country has gone!

 

[KjAthena]

Hey Vendors Florida has no sales tax and a large vapeing population that works well together....Move to the Sunshine state.

On a serious note we all do need to be aware and active in negating ANY politician that tries to pull this crud vote and help with the calls to action .

 

[DetraMental]

I agree we should all stand as one unit and help each state as it comes to pass.

 

[Bramble]

I agree we should all stand as one unit and help each state as it comes to pass.

In other activism I've worked in, I've found it's extremely hard to get a legislator in another state to listen. I've literally had politicians tell me, "Well, you aren't in my state, and I am not concerned about your opinion." This had to do with an issue of national relevance but since it was occurring in that state, only people in that state were considered at all.

I'm certainly not saying don't try, just be prepared for it, and maybe think of a way to make people from outside the state relevant. I'm wondering if we could make an appeal on behalf of those businesses that we use online in this case - because their online sales will also be taxed. I'm also thinking, sometimes an orchestrated campaign on social media can work. We once had about 500 activists telling Las Vegas on their FB page that we would not visit their city. Believe it or not, it got their attention and the attention of some legislators.

 

[ScottP]

Well you can't explain our very very republican Utah then... they come down on everything here.

I don't think it's a political party thing. I think it's a stupid people/control freak thing. And unfortunately those come in all political stripes.

Well Utah is a hyper-religious state. It's the extremists on both sides that are causing the problems.

 

[ScottP]

That how things work in Hawaii too, however, I wouldn't give Repukes

I stopped reading here. Anyone that has to resort to basturdizing party names doesn't deserve to be heard. That goes for both sides.