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:17 Vape Showcase Atlanta :43 Letter Writing campaign to HHS Secretary Tom Price 4:42: Exact same campaign on website.Fliers to download for shop owners to let consumers know about it and a letter to print out for your shoppers to use. 6:10: Montana SB 354 74% wholesale tax on vapor and smokeless tobacco products.Scheduled for hearing on Monday. 7:46: Rhode Island:tobacco substitutes in tax bill. Might be broadly interpreted as vapor products, Were told tobacco substitutes does not include vapor products. 9:13: Nevada Five cent per ml tax heard in committee on Tuesday.If in Nevada please use our engagement as we don't know what the results are of the hearing yet. 13:50 :Kansas bill moved to house. 13:40 :New York Tax bill. 40 cent per mil tax in Cuomo's tax bill. One of the highest tax bills in the country. This also includes indoor vaping ban weird for tax bill but that's New York for you.Transporting e liquid in N.Y. without paperwork will lead to stiff penalties. The amount of liquid is very high but it's

CASAA's Alex Clark and Jan Johnson discuss the latest legislative updates and topics of interest to THR advocates. Tonight's topics included:Bills in Pennsylvania opposing the 40 % vape tax HR 1136 19 Co-sponsors The budget bill in New York Washington State 2 bills 1 redefines vapor products as OTP and places them in the 95% of wholesale tax window Bill 2 defines vaping as a separate category but adds a 60% of wholesale tax Kansas senate bill 530 RI house finance committee 80% of wholesale tax in budget bill Montana 74% wholesale tax Vapor Showcase come take action in person and meet Alex Clark.

Howard county Indiana -Indoor vaping ban http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/updated-common-council-passes-smoking-ban-resolution-smoking-to-soon/article_93300f78-02dd-11e7-9650-eb248ed3307d.html3:20 Utah http://utsmokefree.org/2017/03/2017-utah-sine-die/ 4:56 Allegheny County PA http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/03/08/allegheny-co-council-approves-e-cigarette-ban/ 6 :02 Tobacco 21 Illinois http://casaa.org/call-to-action/illinois-take-action-to-oppose-tobacco-and-vapor-21/ 12:55 Minnesota SF 1052https://casaa.org/call-to-action/minnesota-oppose-a-tax-hike-on-vaping/ 13:42 SB 508 NoPA VapeTax.org 15:40 Columbus OH HB 49 Hearing www.ohiohouse.gov/Assets/CommitteeSchedule/calendar.pdf 16:45 Scott Gottlieb :Trump FDA head pick http://www.vox.com/2017/3/10/14887290/scott-gottlieb-fda-trump 24:50 Cheerios https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704754604575095262921732570 31:26 August 11.org to support HR 1136 https://casaa.org/news/hr-1136-modernizing-the-predicate-date-for-vapor-products-is-a-v

CASAA's executive director Alex Clark and board member Jan Johnson discuss legislative updates and issues of interest to THR advocates.

Jan Johnson and Alex Clark talk about the latest legislative updates and topics of interest to THR advocates. Tonight's topics include HR 1136 New Jersey A 3704 and A4620 Arizona Regressive taxation in places like Philadelphia Costra Contra County

CASAA's Jan Johnson talks about news items of the week and legislative updates of concern to THR advocates. Tonight Hawaii's H.B. 1495 The return of Cole/Bishop Monroe County Indiana Hartland

:31 Oregon Northwest Vapor Association day at the Capitol. Got to meet many folks in Oregon and attend a few meetings with legislators. Oregon has many bills and was last year able to defeat a tax bill but not an indoor vaping ban. But this year the tax bill is back a tax bill is rearing it's ugly head and it's a large tax. Licensing bills penalties are excessive. If a minor is sold a product the fines are for every person in the business and the owner can lose their license as well as be fined up to thousands of dollars. Tobacco 21 bill. 5:19 Washington State Tobacco 21 bills. They are in motion. 5:42 If anywhere in the country is liable to pass tobacco 21 this year it will be Washington and Oregon because of California and the West coast legislative trends. Their legislatures are controlled by people who think that's a good policy. 6:43 Arkansas bill SB 285 They have a short legislative session. Hearing postponed. Bills sponsor didn't show op for hearing so bill wasn't heard. Still a thing but it's bein

Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative issues and issues of interest to THR advocates. Tonight's topics include Tobacco 21 http://casaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Tobacco-21-as-of-02.03.17.jpeg Arizona tax bill turns into tobacco 21 bill http://casaa.org/call-to-action/arizona-take-action-to-oppose-a-95-tax-on-vapor-products/ New York,Massachusetts and New Jersey have passed these tobacco 21 bills and New Jersey has an estimated 8 or 9 on the books done through municipal legislation not state legislation. Most of these bills seem to be passing on the left coast although places you would not expect to see them crop up are starting to see them as well. Those places include Texas and Oklahoma. Needham Massachusetts study.They were first to pass tobacco 21 and the teen smoking rate dropped to 7 % and several years later teen smoking dropped to 5%. What about that 5-6%? Once they turn 21 will they continue smoking or start? http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0313-males-teen-smoking-20160313-story.h

Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislation and topics of interest to THR advocates. Topics include: Montana indoor vaping ban Feb 2 hearing http://p2a.co/TCdqamC People should make phone calls,because they're far more effective than anything else for getting a legislator's attention. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/us/politics/heres-why-you-should-call-not-email-your-legislators.html?_r=0 New Jersey vaping in vapor shops upcoming amendment to indoor clean air law Pennsylvania vapor rally in Harrisburg urging vapor tax amendments to be passed. Harrisburg phone call engagement for Rep Wheeler's bill next week FEB 2 committee hearings Montana 9 am room 303 Maryland house and senate bill licensing this bill includes language for an online sales ban Tentative hearing for Feb 2 sb119/hb523 Amendment to indoor clean air law Maryland 2017 is like 2015 was. 2 year legislative cycle The Trump federal regulation freeze does not seem to apply to the FDA regulation of tobacco products. As a conse

Alex Clark joins Jan Johnson to discuss various legislative issues and news that THR fans will find interesting. Issues tonight include :Washington State HB 1054 tobacco 21 :Licensing in Maryland. Why we oppose tobacco 21 laws. HR 2058 Fake news on overturning the regulations. The tobacco control act as a safe harbor for certain tobacco companies. The inability to dramatically change that once it was enshrined into law but how unforeseen consequences of this law make it harder to put products out that reduce risk of it's use. FDA's battery safety discussions. CASAA's battery safety guidance. Pennsylvania rally.

Alex Clark and Jan Johnson discuss the changing landscape for vaping and legislation in the new year. Includes HB 242 in New Hampshire. Guidance by the FDA for retail shop owners and many,many more things of interest to vapers and THR advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislative- and advocacy-related matters of current interest to CASAA members and THR (tobacco harm reduction) advocates.