Tonight, while speaking to Bret Baier on Fox News, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) came out opposed to the nicotine tax in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill. “With where we are right now, a tax on nicotine? That doesn’t make any sense to me whatsoever,” Manchin told Baier. If you are from West Virginia, […]
Commenting on the USPS Vape Mail Regulations (March 22nd Deadline!)
Last week, the American Vaping Association teamed up with the Consumer Advocates for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association to present a webinar on how and why both consumers and businesses should respond to the United States Postal Service’s vape mail regulations. With the deadline for comments coming up on Monday, March 22nd at 11:59 pm Eastern, we […]
AVA Releases COVID-19 Best Practices Guide for Vape Shops
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 […]
The Facts on “Vaping-Related” Lung Illnesses & Deaths
As of October 3rd, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is reporting approximately 1,080 cases of severe lung illness linked to the use of “e-cigarettes.” According to the CDC, about 78% of these patients have admitted to recent use of THC vaping products. Three types of pulmonary injury are being seen in these […]
AVA Testifies Against Increased Tariffs on Vaping Products
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 […]
