State Sen. David Carlucci’s new bill calls for a 25 cent per ml tax on nicotine liquid used in e-cigarettes and vaping pens. Lawmaker pushes to tax e-cigs and vaping products – News 12 Westchester
South Africa plan on tobacco shows misplaced zeal — Op Ed in Medical Brief
AVA President Gregory Conley published the below article at Medical Brief, a publication that is distributed to tens of thousands of doctors across parts of Africa. A misplaced zeal on the part of SA Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and activists has caused them to set their sights on products that have been shown to […]
AVA President Gregory Conley issues a warning to South Africa vapers
AVA President Gregory Conley wrote the following advisory to the vapers of South Africa, which was distributed by the Vapor Product Association of South Africa. When I first visited Cape Town four years ago, vaping was still in its infancy. I made sure to bring extra supplies with me on my trip, as I assumed […]
NYC pol seeks to ban flavored e-liquids (New York Daily News)
NY Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (left) has introduced a bill to ban e-cigarette flavors In the New York Daily News, AVA President Gregory Conley is quoted opposing a new bill by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan). The bill seeks to ban all characterizing flavors other than menthol and tobacco in nicotine-containing vapor products. Gregory Conley, president of […]
E-cigarettes get help from Trump, but need more from Congress (Washington Examiner)
Advocates of e-cigarettes got some help from the Trump administration last week in their effort to keep a major regulation from taking effect in August. But they still need some help from Congress. The Trump administration last week moved to delay all regulatory deadlines facing e-cigarette makers. Chief among the deadlines is one requiring e-cigarette […]