Aug2017 Vapor Calls To Action
The most vital 2017 Vapor Call to Action for your state or local area is asking for HR1136 support. Unite to fight for our right to VAPE! Write, call or both to your lawmakers :
congress.gov/members: Contact your state representatives in Congress
House Reps by State: Contact your state representatives in the Senate
VSLLC /VapersArmy update this page daily.
VSLLC conducts research for new CTA’s (Calls to Action) in the morning. On occasion, a #2017VapeFight .org may publish a CTA later in the day. It may pass us till the next day. Help this page—> ON IG, we have received several CTA Alerts in the past from concerned Vapers (#VapeWarriors). We appreciate this and please continue or join in this practice. We will publish your handle when you tag us for the alert. Thank you VapersArmy!
Although, most of these CTA do not pertain to VapeSling® products directly, they do affect our #VapeCommunity success. The Community is family…being part of a family means doing your part. Please advocate for Vapor as Harm reduction.
Posted – 08.28.17
PA – Stop a tax hike on vaping!
HR 1136 gains early co-sponsors. Take a moment to say THANK YOU!
Posted – 08.11.17
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NYC’s Anti-tobacco and -vaping package passed – Update and Digest
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NYC – Take action to stop a package of anti-THR ordinances
Posted – 08.10.17
Stop the Vape Ban, write your local News
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new plan for regulations that extend some compliance deadlines. The good news is that it gives the vape industry more time to prepare for the looming application deadlines.
The Bad News is that it doesn’t change the onerous and burdensome premarket tobacco application (PMTA) that will still lead to a virtual vape ban. Unfortunately, these regulations do not lead to a solution that will save the industry or the right to vape. Additionally, there is also no change to the controversial “grandfather” date of February 2007.
The majority of vape industry businesses cannot afford the PMTA process. Many will have to close their doors. Your favorite vape products will be off the market. Jobs will be lost.
Help us Stop The Vape Ban and show your support of H.R.1136, the FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017. Writing a letter to the editor of your local newspaper can have a huge impact. These matter to your Members of Congress – they read them! Please click the link below and provide us with a few details, and we can help.
In addition to the very important letter to the editor, you can also let your Members of Congress know how important this issue is to you by calling, sending an email or tweeting.
Thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Stop the Vape Ban Team
P.S. The “Letter to the Editor” section is one of the most widely read parts of most newspapers. A published letter can be VERY effective in alerting others to take action.
Very Important survey posted 8.10.17
INTELLIGENT LEADERSHIP REQUIRES INTELLIGENCE
Our friends at ECigIntelligence are conducting an important survey that will help tell the story of the diversity and strength of our vapor industry and we are asking every vapor company and vape shop to take a few mintues to complete the survey.
Surveys are only as good as those who participate and only as good as the information you provide. So, please take the time to do your part and help us create the most accurate picture of how vape shops and vape companies contribute to our economy.
Per ECigIntelligence, the specific information you provide will be kept confidential by ECigIntelligence and will not be shared with anyone. Instead, your responses will be aggregated with all the others so we can paint the overall picture and share those results with the decision makers in Washington D.C. and elswhere.
Click here or on the icon below to take the survey now!
Thank you for taking the time to participate today.
Posted – 08.5.17
Detroit Lakes, MN – Local Alert! Take action to stop Tobacco and Vapor 21
Posted – 07.13.17
PA – Take action to fix the vapor tax!
Posted – 07.08.17
DE – Help stop new taxes on vaping and higher taxes on smokeless tobacco!
Posted – 07.07.17 Alerted by @afcarmona
FDA – Comment NOW on proposed–unrealistic–standard for smokeless tobacco
Posted – 07.05.17
Opportunities to Take Action!
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Post a comment on the Citizen Petition to FDA – Take Action!
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Help us send letters to HHS Secretary Tom Price – Click here for details!
Posted – 06.22.17
San Francisco, CA – Stop the Flavor Ban!
LOUDLY OPPOSE THE
SAN FRANCISCO FLAVOR BAN!
Posted 6/9/17
MT – Yellowstone County public hearing on indoor vaping ban
Posted 6/2/17
Posted 5/26/17
Delay the FDA – Comment on the Citizen Petition today!
A Citizen Petition has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency issue “final guidance or regulations describing the recommended or required contents of premarket submissions…” In addition to requesting this final guidance, petitioners (NJOY et. al.) are requesting that the compliance period be extended by 24 months from the time the guidance is published. …
Delay the FDA – Comment on the Citizen Petition today!
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OR – Help defeat Tobacco and Vapor 21!
Posted 4/16/17
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Fire The U.S. Surgeon General. Unacceptable Anti-Vapor Propaganda Video
Urge your representative to co-sponsor HR 1136! Click Here
NEW congressional BILL: H.R.1136 – To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for a certain effective date with respect to deemed tobacco products, to provide for the establishment of product standards for vapor product batteries, to provide for regulation of vapor products, and for other purposes.
Write or call to Ask your state lawmakers to support this bill
Older but current posts
Posted Jan 4th
The new year is here, but responses to ECigIntelligence’s consumer survey are still needed.
Your participation in this survey will help inform regulators, advocates, and commentators as we all work to build policies that benefit consumers.
If you haven’t already, please take a moment (5 – 10 minutes) to complete the survey.
Thank you!
Alex Clark
CASAA Legislative Coordinator
Posted Jan 4th
2017 State Taxes affecting vapers throughout the country
Posted Dec 8th
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FIVE THINGS TO DO TODAY TO SAVE VAPING
(1) Send a Message! Support a change to the 2007 “predicate date” which could save the vapor industry from total destruction.
(2) Join CASAA! It’s easy, it’s free, and we will keep you up to date on information and opportunities to take action to protect your access to vapor products.
(3) Register To Vote! Millions of vapers, including YOU, have the power to influence government decisions by electing candidates who support vaping!
(4) Tell your story! Visit CASAA’s Testimonials Project and tell us about your experience with low-risk, smoke-free products like e-cigarettes and snus.
(5) Support CASAA’s work to promote tobacco harm reduction policies and keep the diverse range of smoke-free alternatives available.
Answer Ron Johnson
(Please note: if you live outside of Wisconsin, please follow the directions below to print and send your letter.) Senator Ron Johnson (WI) is taking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to task over the impact of the “deeming rule” on small to medium vapor businesses across the country. Sen. Johnson, Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental …
FDA Call to Action: Submit Comments on FDA’s Proposed Regulation of Safety Packaging and Labeling for E-Cigarettes and Dissolvable Smokeless Tobacco
Update August 21, 2015: The comment deadline has been extended to September 30, 2015. DEADLINE for Comment is August 31, 2015 September 30, 2015. I. Background The FDA recently published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comments on rules about “Nicotine Exposure Warnings and Child-Resistant Packaging for Liquid Nicotine, Nicotine-Containing E-Liquid(s), and Other Tobacco Products.” As is obvious from …
Call to Action! Support HR 2058 which would change the grandfather date for vapor products
The FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015 (HR 2058), introduced by Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma, would save the U.S. vapor industry from being decimated by improper regulations by the FDA. This bill would amend the Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act to change the grandfather date for “deemed tobacco products.” This change would allow for all vapor products currently …
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