In collaboration with our friends at the Vaping Industry Trade Association of Canada (VITA), the American Vaping Association is proud to release a guide for U.S. vape shops on safely opening stores to the general public during COVID-19. The best practices guide and summary sheets for staff and consumers were created by VITA in collaboration […]
Register now for the Global Forum on Nicotine 2020 (FREE!)
The countdown to the Global Forum on Nicotine 2020 has begun! Every year since 2014, the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) has taken place in Warsaw, Poland, with the event bringing together hundreds of academics, consumer advocates, public health professionals, and industry stakeholders to meet and discuss the past, present, and future of nicotine and […]
Updated Resource — Map of U.S. Vaping Taxes
Our friends at the Tax Foundation have released a new map — updated as of June 1, 2020 — detailing the excise taxes that various states have placed on the sale of vaping products. The Tax Foundation’s Janelle Cammenga writes: Vapor products have been growing in popularity since they entered the market in 2007, and taxation […]
Center for Medicine in the Public Interest Launches Commonsense Science Initiative
New York, New York– The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest has launched the Commonsense Science Initiative (CSI) to provide strong, science-based policy, public discussion and public engagement on tobacco harm reduction innovation, primarily focused on the United States but with global reach. According to Peter Pitts, President of CMPI and former Associate […]
FDA Four-Month Delay Not Enough to Save E-Cigarette Industry
Earlier this week, the Food & Drug Administration filed a letter with a federal district court judge explaining why they felt a 120-day extension of the (now May 12, 2020) deadline to submit pre-market tobacco applications was appropriate in light of the coronavirus outbreak. At the blog of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), senior fellow […]
