In case you missed it, CASAA started a new feature this year by posting semi-daily “Heads Up” alerts with news and opinion regarding issues facing consumer access to safer nicotine and tobacco products. These alerts contain everything from articles about city councils considering a new law, to new research on vaping, to active Calls to Action.

But headlines are fleeting, so we’re circling back at the end of the week and picking out some of the highlights, catching things that might fall through the cracks. This week’s review has twice as much stuff because there are some significant posts from the end of July that warrant some extra attention. You can parse through the highlights below, or go straight to all of our recent updates here.

Enjoy 🙂

Active Calls to Action:

• CO – Boulder – “Stop a flavor ban, Taxes, and Tobacco 21”
• CA – Richmond – “Richmond, CA Is Moving Toward the New Vaping Prohibition.”
• CA – Sacramento County – “Stop a Flavor Ban!” (Testimonials Needed)
• MA – “Stop a Flavor Ban!” (S 1279)
• NY – Albany County – “Stop a Flavor Ban!” (Local Law “E”)

The More You Know:

• What to Know: Seizure reports – CASAA Heads Up – 08.08.19
• Hawaii – “US Surgeon General raises alarm about high rates of vaping among Hawaii kids” (despite being a chain of islands and the first state to adopt Tobacco 21) (July 21)
• Brad Rodu – “Panel Examines Youth Vaping ‘Epidemic,’ Overlooks Real Threats.” (July 29)
• *Must Read* Iowa AG, Tom Miller – “Regulation of Vaping Products–a crisis in 2020” (letter to Sec. Azar, HHS)(July 24)
• Minnesota – “It’s soon to be the law in Minnesota–no vaping in most public places” (July 27)
• Kentucky – “Youth Advocate Encouraged by E-Cig Tax Bill” (July 26)
• “House panel accuses e-cigarette maker JUUL of targeting children” (July 25)
• (Video) – “Examining JUUL’s Role in the Youth Nicotine Epidemic: Part 1, Part 2 (July 24-25)
• (Research) – The Harvard Gazette – “Want to quit smoking? There’s the e-cigarette” (July 23)
• “FDA Uses Magic Tricks in First TV Ads to Prevent Teens From Vaping” (July 22)
• K. Noll-Marsh (CASAA) – “It’s My 10-Year Smoke-free Anniversary and I’m Terrified” (July 22)
• “Bill would make Massachusetts First in US to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products” (July 20)

Opinion:

• Liam Sigaud – “Misleading information on e-cigarettes risks lives” (Aug. 5)
• Amanda Wheeler – “Boulder misses the mark on e-cigarettes” (Aug. 4)
• E-Cigarettes Could Save the Lives of Millions of Smokers. Why Aren’t We Talking About It? (July 22)
• M. Siegel – “Claim that Vaping Causes Heart Attacks is Completely Debunked” (July 21)
• B. Rodu – “As Young Adult Smoking Evaporates, ‘Teen Vaping Epidemic’ Appears Overblown” (July 18)

CASAA In the News:

• Valley News – “The battery behind dangerous and deadly e-cigarette explosions” (July 24)
  • Or you can skip the horrifying details and just visit our post on battery safety.
• The Kojo Nnamdi Show – “How Are New Laws Affecting Smokers in the Region?” (July 18)
• Inside Sources – “Why Your Local Vape Shop is Going out of Business” (July 17)

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