How do you bring American manufacturing to an industry that could be wiped out by government over-regulation in the next four years? Short answer: Absent real regulatory reform, you don’t. That was the message AVA President Gregory Conley and five other harm reduction advocates brought to Washington D.C. on July 24, 2018, when a public […]
Juul Madness | City Journal
John Tierney, a contributing science columnist for the New York Times, has published a must read editorial in City Journal entitled “Juul Madness.” Tobacco-company stocks have plunged this year—along with cigarette sales—because of a wonderful trend: the percentage of people smoking has fallen to a historic low. For the first time, the smoking rate in America […]
#FUNDtheSUIT Aims to Knock Down the FDA’s Deeming Regulations
UPDATE (5/24/2018): Naked 100, which previously partnered with the AVA for VapesGiving, has issued a challenge to manufacturers and distributors in the vape industry. Naked will match donations from manufacturers and distributors up to a total of $50,000! To make sure your donation is counted, please post on this Facebook post (or email it to […]
Public health advocate David Sweanor urges defeat of San Francisco’s Proposition E
On June 5, 2018, San Francisco voters will decide on Proposition E, a measure that would uphold the city’s ban on retail sales of flavored tobacco products (including vaping products) enacted last year. David Sweanor, from the Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics, University of Ottawa, recently joined Chip Franklin on KGO-AM to discuss […]
AVA Update on State Vaping Laws & Regulations – 5/15/2018
Legislative updates on Alaska, Massachusetts, California, Vermont, and other states. Alaska In the final hours of the Alaska Legislature’s 2018 session, two vaping-related bills passed; SB 63 (a bill that bans the sale of nicotine-free vapor products to minors) and SB 15 (a statewide smoking ban that includes vaping). Both bills await the signature of […]
