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“The availability of vaping products would be sharply curtailed in Connecticut under bills that are being introduced in the General Assembly, including a ban on the sale of all nicotine products in pharmacies, and e-cigarettes within five miles of schools. Lawmakers are also expected to reintroduce legislation from Gov. Lamont that failed in the closure of the General Assembly last March, to ban flavored vaping devices. Several of the bills, including the outright ban on refillable e-cigarettes and vaping products in the state, have been introduced by state Sen. Saud Anwar, a physician from South Windsor who serves as vice chairman of the Public Health Committee.”

ARTICLE LINK:  Lawmakers push to limit vaping products, ban flavors

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“If passed, Senate Bill 45 would ban the manufacture, distribution or marketing of flavored e-liquid in Indiana. Sen. Ronald Grooms, a Republican who represents Indiana’s 46th District, authored the bill. If passed, it would ban the manufacture, distribution or marketing of flavored e-liquid in Indiana. Violation of the law would result in a Class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 60 days in jail or a $500 fine. If the bill is passed, it would go into effect July 1, 2021.”

ARTICLE LINK:  State Senate bill aims to ban flavored vape juice in Indiana

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“Wang, Glantz (yes, he’s still not faded from view), and Bhadriraju produce another piece of research that would be better being distributed in The Beano than the American Journal of Public Health. “E-Cigarettes, as Consumer Products” makes the forced conclusion that vaping does not help people quit smoking. The finding will surprise everyone who has switched successfully and also those behind studies showing it is three times more successful than traditional quit methods.”

ARTICLE LINK:  Bhadriraju + Glantz + Wang = Curs

“Gov. Jared Polis’ office was asked to meet several conditions insisted upon by Altria in exchange for the cigarette giant agreeing not to fight legislation that put a question on the November ballot asking voters to raise tobacco and nicotine taxes in Colorado. One of those conditions included adding a minimum-price clause to the measure that requires a pack of cigarettes to be sold for no less than $7 starting this year. The emails show Polis’ office was warned the provision could help Altria, which owns the Marlboro brand and is heavily invested in the vaping company JUUL Labs, dominate the cigarette market in Colorado by boxing out discount competitors. The legislation, House Bill 1427, passed with the minimum-price clause in the final days of Colorado’s 2020 legislative session. Voters then overwhelmingly approved the ballot question, Proposition EE, in the November election.

Nicotine products, including vaping devices and fuel, have not previously been taxed in Colorado. But now, under Proposition EE, they are taxed at 30% of their manufacturer’s list price. By July 2024, that would rise to 56% of the list price and to 62% in July 2027. While Proposition EE raises taxes on most tobacco and nicotine products in Colorado, it actually slashes them for so-called modified-risk tobacco products. Modified-risk tobacco products — or MRTPs — are determined by the Food and Drug Administration to have lower risks of certain health effects compared to smoking cigarettes. Only a limited number of products have achieved that designation, but a number of them are marketed by Altria. Altria sees those products, which are part its IQOS system, as its future. Vaping shops objected to the MRTP discount, saying they lack the resources to seek an MRTP designation for their merchandise from federal regulators and that Altria would be given another market advantage.”

ARTICLE LINK:

Emails show negotiations involving Colorado governor, cigarette giant that led to tobacco tax hike

“Smoking, vaping and all types of marijuana and tobacco products are now prohibited from all city parks and playgrounds. The ban, approved 6-1 by city commissioners in late October, went into effect Jan. 1. Those who violate the ban can be fined a $25 civil infraction or instead participate in a smoking cessation program. According to Grand Rapids officials, nearly 60 jurisdictions in Michigan have tobacco-free parks policies.”

ARTICLE LINK:  Vaping ban now in effect for all Grand Rapids parks

“ASSEMBLY BILL A332 – Prohibits the sale or provision of any quantity of electronic liquid used to refill an electronic cigarette or cartridge.”