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, […]
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 […]
Michigan Flavor Ban Update — What’s Next?
Last Wednesday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) announced her intention to issue emergency rules to ban the sale of vaping products in all flavors but tobacco. Since then, we have received inquiries from vapers across Michigan and the United States asking for more information about the ban. A House Oversight Committee hearing will be held on […]
Tax Amendment Scores Big Win For New Jersey Small Businesses and Consumers
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 […]
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 […]
