You Dont Know Nicotine – Final Update

You Don't Know Nicotine
Aaron Biebert -You Don't Know Nicotine
Aaron Biebert -You Don’t Know Nicotine

Aaron Biebert, director, creator of @AbillionLivesFilm, has reached his funding goal to begin production on his new film “You Dont Know Nicotine”.

VapeSling LLC is among early funding Backers for this project.

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JG of VapeSling LLC: met Aaron when I attended @abillionLivesFilm premiere. A true Warrior.

Being backers to the film, we can bring you a final update video sent by Aaron to share.

Anyone interested in the Truth about nicotine, such as smokers, concerned non-smokers, vapers, and their concerned family members should view this documentary. In fact, the globe can be educated, as much negativity surrounds the drug.

Video Update for You Dont Know Nicotine film

Aaron’s messages:

Thanks to passionate people around the world who chose to back our new nicotine movie, we’re proud to announce that we have reached our first stretch goal!!

We’re now able to make the movie even better with more interviews and a publicist to help get our message into the mainstream. Cheers!

With less than three hours left, now is the time to make your final adjustments. Once the deadline hits, everything freezes in time as a permanent record of our campaign…including your pledge. We’ll begin fulfilling some reward levels tomorrow.

If you forgot to join us or wanted to upgrade to get your name in the movie credits, there is still time, although some reward levels are nearly full.

Here’s the link to make final adjustments or join our mission

What’s next?

  • We’ll go live on our Facebook channel around noon (eastern time) to recap & celebrate
  • We have a staff meeting later to adjust our budget & logistics
  • The team will send out messages via Kickstarter to collect information needed for rewards
  • Heikki (our web leader) will make final changes to our supporter page, showing the world who made this movie happen with $14+ reward pledges
  • We’ll invite Kickstarter backers into a closed Facebook group to provide a more personalized communication experience with the team & I

Ok, that’s it for this update. Back to work. This is about to get interesting…
Cheers! Aaron

Previous Message from Aaron:

With about 13 hours to go, we are almost to our goal of 1000 backers!

I wanted to write you quick to thank you for your support. It’s been a long 30 days. Your pledge has been an amazing encouragement and helped us reach the public too. We’re off to a great start! I’m so excited for this project.

Here’s a document we’ll update with new links to download shareable video files, graphics, & pictures.

We’d love to have you use them however you think would help. You’re part of the team now.

That includes the video. Feel free to upload it to your own channel/page.

With 13 hours left, that could help get us over the goal.

Tthe Kickstarter campaign (http://bit.ly/YouDontKnowNicotine).

Thanks again for making this a true movement. We’ll see how it wraps up.

Lots to celebrate!

Aaron

You Don't Know Nicotine
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VTA Update: STATE OF THE STATE

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As stated in our last briefing, the Vapor Technology Association has experienced tremendous growth over the last year.  The Association now has lobbying representation on the ground in almost 40 States. In the past two weeks, the VTA has hired representatives in other states including California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota and New Hampshire.  These lobbying entities have been hired based on their superb track record of being effective in their respective states and their belief in the causes advocated by the Vapor Technology Association.

As you are aware, our industry has seen hundreds of pieces of legislation impacting us across the nation. The most significant legislation being monitored includes taxation of vapor products, flavor bans, Tobacco 21 and negotiations on responsible regulation of our industry.

Taxation of vapor products bills have been introduced in the following 26 States:

  • Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

Flavor bans have been introduced in the following 10 States:

  • California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Washington.

Tobacco 21 has been introduced in the following 23 States:

  • Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Going on Offense:  Our team is introducing and/or discussing our own language related to licensure and marketing restrictions in the following 8 states:  

  • Arizona, Connecticut, California, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington.

 
Highlighted State Affairs Issues:

  • Arkansas – 40% wholesale tax being proposed to fund infrastructure package.
     
  • Colorado – H.B. 1033, which allows local regulation of e-cigarettes, passed the House. VTA working on Senate strategy to defeat the legislation
     
  • Hawaii – S.B. 182 which allows local counties to regulate e-cigarettes is scheduled for a hearing 2/11. S.B. 1009, which would ban flavors, has a hearing on 2/13.
     
  • Illinois – Governor and legislature propose a tax on vapor products as part of budget negotiations.
     
  • Maine  S.B. 173, which prohibits, beginning January 1, 2020, a person from selling, furnishing or giving away a nicotine liquid container is scheduled for a hearing 2/19.
     
  • Nevada – Senator Ratti will introduce a wholesale tax rather than the .05mL tax previously introduced.
     
  • New Mexico – H.B. 502, 45% whole sales tax filed by the chair of House Tax and Revenue committee.
     
  • Utah – Utah Governor Gary Herbert released a budget containing language recommending vaping products be taxed at the same rate as traditional tobacco products.
     
  • Virginia  H.B. 26, which requires licensure of vapor manufacturers, distributors and retailers and bans internet sales is scheduled for a hearing in House Human Services on 2/14.

State Victories
Our lobbying advocates have been successful on several fronts this year.  A couple good examples of this just transpired in the following states:

  • South Carolina – H.B. 3274 pre-empts local regulation of vapor products moved out of committee and is set for debate this week.
  • Montana – H.B. 312, which imposes a flavor ban was tabled in committee on 2/8/19
Thank you again for your continued efforts to protect our industry! 
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Suite 630, Washington, DC 20037

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FEB2019 Vapor Calls To Action

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FEB2019 Vapor Calls To Action
All CTA posted by date below

We hope you find this page helpful. Please let us know. We welcome feedback on CTA and/or VapeSling® products. Reach us anytime on the contact page or [email protected], or [email protected].

Reach out to your state or local area Reps asking their support for HR1136 and opposition to S.3319. Unite to fight for our right to VAPE!

Here are some materials you can share on social media and as flyers around town.

VSLLC /VapersArmy Daily Updates

VSLLC conducts daily research for new CTA’s (Calls to Action) to publish and alert the community.

On occasion, one of the esteemed #2018VapeFight .org’s 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 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!

The Vape Community is family…being part of a family means doing your part. Please advocate for Vapor as Harm reduction for you and future vapers.

Latest CTA listings

  • Posted 2/28/19

DELAWARE – Stop Attack on Vaping!

ARKANSAS – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21 Bill!

  • Posted 2/22/19

WA – Stop a 95% tax on vapor products!

NM – URGENT Call to Action!

AR – Stop a tax on vapor products!

SD – Stop a 35% tax on vapor products!

AZ – Pima County Call To Action!

  • Posted 2/7/19

WY – Stop a tax on #vaping!

NH – Stop a Vapor Tax!

NH – Stop Tobacco AND Vaping 21!

CO – Stop a #Vaping Ban!

WI – Appleton – Stop a #vaping ban!

  • Posted 1/24/19

MT – Stop a tax on vaping!

SC – Protect online access to low-risk nicotine alternatives

IL – Champaign City Council Study Session (01.22.19)

MD – Stop an indoor vaping ban!

NH – Stop an Indoor Vaping Ban!

New York, NY – Stop a total ban on flavors

WA – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21

  • Posted 12/12/18

Cincinnati, OH – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21!

NY – Suffolk County – Stop a Flavor Ban!

Once again, CASAA is pleased to share the annual ECig Intelligence consumer survey with our members. As you may remember from previous years, CASAA works cooperatively with ECI to develop survey questions that aid us in our advocacy efforts and help take the pulse of the vaping community.

Please take 10 – 15 minutes to complete this year’s Ecig Intelligence Consumer Survey!

Click here to take the survey

Your participation in this survey will help inform regulators, advocates, and commentators as we all work to build policies that benefit consumers.

Thank you!

Alex Clark

CEO, CASAA

CT – Hartford – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21

CA – Sacramento – Stop a Flavor Ban

Link to download sign—> “Quit with Flavor”. Thank you to @jenbergercoleman of IG for the Campaign start. NotBlowingSmoke.org has provided a link to download the “Quit on Flavor” sign to be used for this social media campaign. Contact @jenbergercoleman on IG with your posting. Please join us and do your part and  raise awareness of vape flavors important role. The posts will be shared with the Senate, Congress, President and FDA.

JAN2019 Vapor Calls To Action

JAN2019 Vapor Calls To Action
All CTA posted by date below

We hope you find this page helpful. Please let us know. We welcome feedback on CTA and/or VapeSling® products. Reach us anytime on the contact page or [email protected], or [email protected].

Reach out to your state or local area Reps asking their support for HR1136 and opposition to S.3319. Unite to fight for our right to VAPE!

Here are some materials you can share on social media and as flyers around town.

VSLLC /VapersArmy Daily Updates

VSLLC conducts daily research for new CTA’s (Calls to Action) to publish and alert the community.

On occasion, one of the esteemed #2018VapeFight .org’s 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 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!

The Vape Community is family…being part of a family means doing your part. Please advocate for Vapor as Harm reduction for you and future vapers.

Latest CTA listings

  • Posted 2/7/19

WY – Stop a tax on #vaping!

NH – Stop a Vapor Tax!

NH – Stop Tobacco AND Vaping 21!

CO – Stop a #Vaping Ban!

WI – Appleton – Stop a #vaping ban!

  • Posted 1/24/19

MT – Stop a tax on vaping!

SC – Protect online access to low-risk nicotine alternatives

IL – Champaign City Council Study Session (01.22.19)

MD – Stop an indoor vaping ban!

NH – Stop an Indoor Vaping Ban!

New York, NY – Stop a total ban on flavors

WA – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21

  • Posted 12/12/18

Cincinnati, OH – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21!

NY – Suffolk County – Stop a Flavor Ban!

Once again, CASAA is pleased to share the annual ECig Intelligence consumer survey with our members. As you may remember from previous years, CASAA works cooperatively with ECI to develop survey questions that aid us in our advocacy efforts and help take the pulse of the vaping community.

Please take 10 – 15 minutes to complete this year’s Ecig Intelligence Consumer Survey!

Click here to take the survey

Your participation in this survey will help inform regulators, advocates, and commentators as we all work to build policies that benefit consumers.

Thank you!

Alex Clark

CEO, CASAA

CT – Hartford – Stop Tobacco AND Vapor 21

CA – Sacramento – Stop a Flavor Ban

Link to download sign—> “Quit with Flavor”. Thank you to @jenbergercoleman of IG for the Campaign start. NotBlowingSmoke.org has provided a link to download the “Quit on Flavor” sign to be used for this social media campaign. Contact @jenbergercoleman on IG with your posting. Please join us and do your part and  raise awareness of vape flavors important role. The posts will be shared with the Senate, Congress, President and FDA.

Stop the Vape Ban Posters

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The FDA’s delay of some compliance deadlines does not stop the virtual vape ban! Print out and hang our posters to let your customers know how they can fight back. Click each image to download. If you are a customer at a Vape Shop without Advocacy postings, please print for them or guide the Vape Shop to this site.

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The U.S. Army needs your Vape before Deployment

The U.S. Army needs your Vape before Deployment
VapeSling® is donating  Average Joe HP slings for the troops to not lose or break their vape while in IRAQ.
They are Army Regulation “Subdued Black” Stitched cradle, with Black and Camo cording. Army VapeSlingers!

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The U.S Army SGT (E-5) Contacted VSLLC via our website contact from. He wrote the following. When he provides the photos, we will post them.
POSTED 5/1/16

Comment: Hi, my name is SGT Adrian Pagan and I’m currently stationed at Ft Campbell, KY. My unit, 1/75 CAV, 1SBCT, 101 Airbone will be deploying to Iraq next month. I’m contacting you because I quit smoking and started to vape 13 November 2015 and it’s amazing what it has done for my physical fitness. I have 3 soldiers that would love to start to vape also but they’re very hesitant because stores around Ft Campbell are taking advantage of soldiers when it comes to Mod’s, tanks, RDA’s, coils, juice, etc… It will be extremely amazing if your company could sponsor our unit or my 3 soldiers with the hardware necessary to make the transition. It would mean the world to me if your company would be able to help us. Thank you very much.

SGT Pagan, Adrian
BTRP, 1/75 CAV, OPS NCO
101 AIRBONE, Ft CAMPBELL

POSTED 5/2/16
I requested a story and deployment date from the SGT. This is what he wrote:
SGT Adrian Pagan Comment: As you know in the Army…. I can’t give you a direct day on when we’ll be deploying. (OPSEC)…. But I can tell you that it’s going to be towards the end of this month. So no worries on me been overseas before the package gets here!!!!! So go ahead and send the package!!!!. I will be getting a picture of my entire Section to show you all the guys that will be benefiting from your sling products.
 
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Ft Campbell, KY, 42223 
 
SGT Pagan Adrian Story;
 
Well, On 13 November 2015, my daughter Cassie (14) told me that she wanted something from me for X-mas. She’s daddy’s girl so I said anything you want…? She said that she would hate for me not to be able to give her away on her wedding because I’ve been smoking for 14 yrs.  So her and I went to a shop here on Ft Campbell called Saturn and they explained to me how does vape works and how beneficial it’s compared to regular smoking. A Co-worker, SPC Inostrosa, happen to had an IPV2 and he let me borrow the mod with the tank that was there so I didn’t had to buy a new one. I replaced the coils and for  the pack of cigarettes that I was carrying, they exchanged my pack for a 30ml bottle of Cherry-Lemonade ICE 6mg. From then, I was hooked with my mod.
 
 
Hope you enjoyed my story and I’ll try to get some of my soldiers to also share their stories.
Thanks for everything and thank you for your support.
Posted 5/13/16
SGT Adrian Pagan Comments: Sorry for the delayed e-mail. Not sure if you’re tracking but we got a lot of classes that we have to go thru and its hard to get all of them together at one time and also, 1 soldiers from 3rd BDE was killed at Ft Polk LA during a live range training. So they have us here doing a bunch of safety classes. Hope you like the pics, a little blurry but we all love your product. Thanks for everything.

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Posted 5/16/16
SGT Adrian Pagan Comments: 3 weeks before we go. They pushed it back a week due to the accident in FT Polk, LA. So still got some time to receive some donation. Do you have some on standby? Would love to help my last 3 soldiers with starter kits… Thank for everything.
Please contact SGT Pagan Adrian to thank him for his service
Please wish him and his unit the best of luck next Month:  Email: [email protected]
We know your donations will keep them healthy and stealthy.
Stealth Reason: Cigarette lighting or just the glow, will give any soldiers position away. Mainly from the smell or sight in the night.

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