West Virginia Delegate Larry W Faircloth has spent a great deal of time and energy battling the Government in his State when it comes to vaping and the rights of vapers. Last year, he helped to crush a tax on vapor products and is currently in the trenches once again as they relentlessly...
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The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association has recently plastered the front of their website sharing 5 things that you can do right now to save vaping. At a time where the vaping industry is facing its most fierce battle yet, your actions are vital and heavily needed...
The Department Of Transportation’s ban on vaping on US flights is an abuse of power. These words are the basis of a lawsuit brought forward by the Consumer Advocates for the Smoke-Free Alternatives Association (CASAA) and the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI, Washington, D.C.) filed on...
November 23rd 2015. CASAA members across the country received their latest national call to action this morning by way of an email, and this one looks promising. CASAA ( The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association ) are continuously fighting for our rights as vapers and it is...
Just 2 days ago I shared with you an article explaining that CASAA has strategically came up with an action plan in hopes to defeat the FDA’s proposed regulations. Within that post, I told you I believe that using CASAA’s guidance would be our best chance to battle these regulations...
Just two weeks ago, we shared CASAA’s assessment of the FDA’s Proposed Regulations, and also shared what you should do in taking action against such proposed regulations. Though I know many of you are ready to comment away, there is a 75 day comment period and CASAA has asked that we...
If you have been following this blog, you already know that the Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to amend its existing airline smoking rule to explicitly ban the use of electronic cigarettes on all aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate, intrastate and foreign air transportation...
Last year, the Hawaii Senate Ways and Means Committee briefly considered a bill that would have taxed e-cigarettes at 70% wholesale. Thanks to tireless energy from over 1,000 harm reduction advocates, the Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously to not tax e-cigarettes. Having failed in their...
History: The FDA held a public hearing on Section 918 on Monday, December 17, 2012. Many THR advocates testified. See: For the hearing, we issued a Call to Awareness. This is now a related (as noted below) but separate Call to Action. The FDA will use the testimony that was given at the December...
Maryland Tobacco Tax Initiative Link to SB631 Link to HB1153 These bills would: Cause smokeless tobacco products to be taxed at 5-6 times the current tax (the Senate bill would increase tax to 70%, the House bill would tax it at 95%.) Companion bills have been introduced to both the Senate (SB631)...
