Category: Vaping News

“More than 50 students from across the state met with state lawmakers to push for legislation that would increase regulations on vaping. Mohr and the other students who were at the State Capitol on Thursday want state lawmakers to approve legislation by state Sen. Heather Carter, R-Cave Creek. The bill would require retailers that sell vaping and tobacco products to be licensed. It would also classify vaping products as tobacco. The visit to the capital was organized by the American Heart Association, which has a nationwide ant-vaping campaign”

BILL TARLING – The American Heart Association receives grants and funding from the Gov’t MSA, Tobacco Taxes, and multiple ANTZ groups promoting deceptive anti-vaping campaigns

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Students take anti-vape push to Arizona lawmakers

“One of Indonesia’s largest Islamic organizations, Muhammadiyah, has officially labeled vaping or the act of consuming e-cigarettes haram. This is mentioned in the Decree No. 01/PER/I.1/E/2020 dated January 14, 2020, in Yogyakarta. “Vaping from e-cigarettes is considered haram as is conventional cigarette smoking. This is categorized in the act of [consciously] endangering oneself,” said Wawan in the gathering of Muhammadiyah regional leaders of Central Java and Yogyakarta. Muhammadiyah has also officially recommended the central government or regional administrations issue policies that completely forbid e-cigarettes and conventional tobacco cigarettes.”

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Muhammadiyah Officially Labels Vaping Haram

“Harm reduction organisation Knowledge•Action•Change released its new briefing paper “Tobacco harm reduction and the right to health” in London on Thursday. During a week when the World Health Organisation doubled down on its anti-vaping position, the timing of the briefing launch couldn’t be more welcome. “There is substantial international, independent evidence that the safer nicotine products that are available today – including nicotine vaping devices (e-cigarettes), heated tobacco products and Swedish-style oral snus – are demonstrably and significantly safer than smoking tobacco.””

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Tobacco harm reduction and the right to health

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HARM REDUCTION REPORTS

“Tougher penalties for Indiana stores caught selling smoking or vaping products to anyone younger than 21 are on their way to becoming law. The Indiana Senate voted 38-9 Thursday in favor of a proposal that would triple possible retailer fines to between $600 and $3,000 based on number of violations in a six-month period. House members on Tuesday approved a separate bill with different retailer penalties that also includes increasing Indiana’s minimum age for smoking and vaping from 18 to 21 to conform with a new federal law. The House and Senate will need to reach agreement on a single version in the coming weeks of the legislative session, but Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb supports the tougher penalties.”

BILL TARLING – Looks like there’s still no penalty or consequences for the youth that are illegally trying to buy the adult restricted products

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Indiana lawmakers backing tougher tobacco sales penalties

“A bipartisan group of senators, including Sen. Mitt Romney, are looking to tap e-cigarette manufacturers for $100 million a year for stronger Food and Drug Administration oversight of the vaping industry. Tobacco companies pay FDA user fees, but e-cigarette manufactures are exempt under current law. The amount collected from e-cigarette makers would be proportional to their share of the overall tobacco market as determined by FDA.”

BILL TARLING – E-liquid Vapor Products are not related to cigarettes, smoking, or the health issues caused by the tobacco industry

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Romney, others want to slap $100M in user fees on e-cigarette makers

“Canada’s top public-health officers are urging governments to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes and require all vaping products to be sold in plain packages to help discourage young people from using them. The Canadian Medical Association also called on the federal government to ban flavours in a submission made to Health Canada this week. The submission was in response to the government’s proposed new advertising restrictions for vaping products. The council’s recommendation to ban the sale of e-cigarette flavours comes as the federal government is deciding which direction to take on the issue.”

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Council of Chief Medical Officers urges ban on flavoured e-cigarettes in series of recommendations

“The World Health Organisation (WHO) posed itself a series of questions about vaping and then provided its own answers. The responses the organisation gives itself beggars belief, but at least it is due credit for being honest about its rank stupidity. Genuine experts slam WHO for being anti-vaping and disingenuous. If WHO aren’t going to be genuine about the facts regarding vaping, at least we have British experts who are prepared to raise factual points and highlight its errors.”

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E-cigarettes: how risky are they?

“With the increasing popularity of vaping, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with other federal agencies and organizations to remind airline passengers that electronic smoking devices like vaporizers (vapes) and e-cigarettes are considered hazardous materials when transported on aircraft. Electronic smoking devices contain lithium batteries that pose a fire risk. Passengers are allowed to bring the devices on board but they must be appropriately packed. Vapes, e-cigarettes and spare lithium batteries must be placed in carry-on luggage only. Vapes and e-cigarettes should be carefully protected to prevent the device from accidentally turning on. Place the vapes or e- cigarettes in a protective case or remove the battery and place each battery in its own case or plastic bag to prevent a short circuit.”

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Vapes on a plane?

“The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada has asked Premier Doug Ford’s government to include a tax hike between 20 and 30 per cent in its spring budget. The group’s senior manager of public affairs said a higher cost would make the addictive products unaffordable for teenagers while still allowing adults to use them to quit smoking. Ontario’s health minister has said she is growing increasingly concerned about the jump in youth vaping rates and has promised to announce further government action before the end of the month.”

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Health advocacy group wants higher taxes on vapes