The SmokeLess States Program (coalition? or collusion?)
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I encouraged RJWF to fund what became known as Smokeless States, submitted a grant application for Pennsylvania to the RWJF Smokleess States in 1994 (which was rejected), and had many public policy alliances and battles with various RWJF Smokeless States grantees, including nasty coalition and public policy battles with the Pennsylvania ACS, AHA, ALA.
Basically, the RWJF awarded the overall grant to the American Medical Association (which had never done anything to reduce smoking), which then issued RFA's for each of the 50 states (stating they would only award one grant per state).
After I submitted a grant on behalf of the existing PA coalition (where I had long served as policy committee chair and organizer), the PA ACS, ALA and AHA (who wanted the RWJF money for themselves) ubrubtly quit our state coalition, and then submitted their own competitive grant application to RWJF. RWJF responded by rejecting both of our competing grant applications, and told us to coalesce and submit a joint application. But after the PA ACS, AHA, ALA refused to do so (i.e. collaborate with me or the coaltion), RWJF-AMA then violated its own policy and subsequently gave the grant to ACS, AHA, ALA.
When the Smokeless States grants ended (it ran from 1994 to about 2004), nearly all of the money had been given to State affiliates of ACS, AHA, ALA (which partnered with CTFK, which had also received another multimillion dollar grant from RWJF). Basically, RWJF helped create (with its milions of dollars) the existing CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA partnership (and the AMA too sometimes on national policy issues), whereby CTFK determines their policies at the national level, and the ACS, AHA, ALA advocate them at the state and local levels.
That's also why CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, AMA all joined forces to lobby for the FSPTCA legislation (that authorized FDA to regulate tobacco), to falsely claim that drug industry products are the most effective way to quit smoking and lobby for government and healthcare insurance subsidization of drug industry products, and why CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, AMA all oppose smokeless tobacco, dissolvables and e-cigarettes (because they compete against drug industry products).
Since RWJF is the largest shareholder of Johnsons & Johnson stock, its ultimate goal was to give J&J (and other drug companies) control of the nicotine markets and to take it away from tobacco companies.
Basically, the RWJF awarded the overall grant to the American Medical Association (which had never done anything to reduce smoking), which then issued RFA's for each of the 50 states (stating they would only award one grant per state).
After I submitted a grant on behalf of the existing PA coalition (where I had long served as policy committee chair and organizer), the PA ACS, ALA and AHA (who wanted the RWJF money for themselves) ubrubtly quit our state coalition, and then submitted their own competitive grant application to RWJF. RWJF responded by rejecting both of our competing grant applications, and told us to coalesce and submit a joint application. But after the PA ACS, AHA, ALA refused to do so (i.e. collaborate with me or the coaltion), RWJF-AMA then violated its own policy and subsequently gave the grant to ACS, AHA, ALA.
When the Smokeless States grants ended (it ran from 1994 to about 2004), nearly all of the money had been given to State affiliates of ACS, AHA, ALA (which partnered with CTFK, which had also received another multimillion dollar grant from RWJF). Basically, RWJF helped create (with its milions of dollars) the existing CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA partnership (and the AMA too sometimes on national policy issues), whereby CTFK determines their policies at the national level, and the ACS, AHA, ALA advocate them at the state and local levels.
That's also why CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, AMA all joined forces to lobby for the FSPTCA legislation (that authorized FDA to regulate tobacco), to falsely claim that drug industry products are the most effective way to quit smoking and lobby for government and healthcare insurance subsidization of drug industry products, and why CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, AMA all oppose smokeless tobacco, dissolvables and e-cigarettes (because they compete against drug industry products).
Since RWJF is the largest shareholder of Johnsons & Johnson stock, its ultimate goal was to give J&J (and other drug companies) control of the nicotine markets and to take it away from tobacco companies.
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Bill, I've bookmarked your post for future reference.
Hmmm ... there are conspiracy theories and then there are conspiracy FACTS
Hmmm ... there are conspiracy theories and then there are conspiracy FACTS
Every smoker, vaper, and smokeless tobacco user should understand these connections, and explain them to everyone they know.
The best way to defeat these folks is to expose them for what they really are, and chip away at their credibility.
They've been given a free ride from the general public for far too long.
It's time to start making them feel a few bumps in the road.
Lately we've seen articles in the Forbes and the New York Times that question the motivations of those united against us.
The more receptive the public is to such articles, the more of them we should start seeing.
The best way to defeat these folks is to expose them for what they really are, and chip away at their credibility.
They've been given a free ride from the general public for far too long.
It's time to start making them feel a few bumps in the road.
Lately we've seen articles in the Forbes and the New York Times that question the motivations of those united against us.
The more receptive the public is to such articles, the more of them we should start seeing.
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