When it comes to taxation of vaping products, less is more. Indeed, in our view, the best level of taxation on vaping products is no tax, as we know that adding new taxes on vaping products actually discourages adult smokers from using them to quit smoking. But what happens when revenue-hungry state politicians insist on […]
Documentary YOU DON’T KNOW NICOTINE Attracts Over 1,100 Kickstarter Contributors
Aaron Biebert, the director behind the award-winning documentary A BILLION LIVES, is back with a new project, YOU DON’T KNOW NICOTINE. Biebert, who neither smokes nor vapes, is nonetheless a supporter of the public health movement to truthfully inform adult smokers of the truth about nicotine. With his new project, he is hoping to understand […]
E-cigarettes are much safer than smoking but few know it. That’s a public health tragedy. (USA Today Op Ed)
Writing in USA Today, Julie Gunlock of the Independent Women’s Forum explains how detrimental it is to public health that most Americans now believe vaping is as dangerous as smoking. Public health officials’ goal should always be to build awareness of the risks associated with smoking and educate the public on the products that can […]
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb questioned by U.S. House reps on vaping regs
On Wednesday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies. Topics ranged from sesame seeds to Chinese tilapia to e-cigarettes. Here are some interactions relative to our fight, as well as a few comments from the AVA below: Appropriations Chairwoman Lowey says that the issue […]
Study Finds Switching to JUUL Reduces 8 Cigarette-Related Biomarkers As Much as Quitting
Over at Reason, Jacob Sullum highlights some key findings from a new clinical trial commissioned by JUUL Labs. The trial looked at reductions in key cigarette-related biomarkers that the FDA has identified as important in documenting the potential health effects of a tobacco or nicotine product. Below you can read the press release from JUUL. […]
