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: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