WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Vaping Association (AVA), a leading advocate for the benefits of electronic cigarettes, supports the Independent Vapor Outlets of Michigan (IVO-MI) in its opposition to a state senate bill that would add a new tax to vapor products and incorrectly classify them as tobacco products. In addition to imposing a potentially […]
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AVA Applauds MO Senate for E-Cig Minor Ban Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Vaping Association (AVA), a leading advocate for the health benefits of electronic cigarettes, today praised the Missouri State Senate for voting 26-6 to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of SB 841, which would ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. “The Senate did the right thing in overriding Gov. […]
AVA Responds to R.J. Reynolds’ Attempt to Ban Most E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON D.C. – The American Vaping Association, a leading advocate for the health benefits of e-cigarettes, criticized Big Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds for attempting to ban most e-cigarettes in comments made to the Food & Drug Administration, which is mistakenly considering classifying e-cigarettes as tobacco products. R.J. Reynolds asked the government to ban “open-system,” or […]
AVA Criticizes CDC Report on E-Cigarette Use by Teens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Vaping Association, a leading advocate for the health benefits of electronic cigarettes, today called on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to revise its recent report that asserted that e-cigarette use encourages nonsmoking teens to smoke combustible tobacco cigarettes. Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, issued the following […]
AVA Comments on AHA Statement on E-Cigarettes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Vaping Association Comments on American Heart Association Statement on E-Cigarettes WASHINGTON, D.C., August, 25, 2014 – Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, a leading advocate for the health benefits of electronic cigarettes, issued the following statement today about comments released about e-cigarettes by the American Heart Association: “The e-cigarette […]