Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-California) speaking to vapers at a Right to Vape Tour event in Santee, California [PDF of our letter] May 30, 2017 The Honorable Duncan Hunter U.S. House of Representatives 2429 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Rep. Hunter: On behalf of the American Vaping Association (AVA), a nonprofit organization which advocates for […]
Letter: Flimsy science behind push for vaping ban
This letter originally appeared on Madison.com on February 11, 2015. Dear Editor: Chris Walker deserves credit for truthfully informing readers that vapor products, otherwise known as electronic cigarettes, are clearly less hazardous than smoking. (“Adding e-cigarettes to smoking ban is the right thing to do”) However, in arguing for Wisconsin’s smoking ban to apply to […]
Letter: Editorial on e-cigs spread misinformation [Daily Herald]
This letter originally appeared in the Daily Herald on January 5, 2015. We agree with the Herald that the use of all nicotine products should be discouraged by youth. Nonetheless, your recent editorial’s assertion that vapor products are marketed in flavors to appeal to youth is just plain wrong. Last November, a survey of over […]
Letter: E-cigarettes proven safer than smoking [Journal Gazette]
This letter originally appeared in the Journal Gazette on December 29, 2014. By answering “maybe” to the question of whether vapor products, otherwise known as e-cigarettes, are safer than combustible cigarettes, Jill Leal of Tobacco Free Allen County exemplifies much of what is wrong with tobacco control’s misguided war on vaping (“It is not candy,” […]
Letter: Forum editorial wrong on vaping [INFORUM]
This letter originally appeared in INFORUM on December 27, 2014. The Forum is correct to editorialize in favor of a ban on selling vapor products, otherwise known as electronic cigarettes, to minors (Dec. 18). The editorial is dead wrong, however, to assert that flavored vapor products are aimed at children and that vaping has been […]