All things considered, CASAA has had a good run. Since our inception in 2009, we’ve helped elevate the voice of consumers to a degree that top officials at the Food and Drug Administration…
On May 18th, CASAA solidified its positioning statement and submitted its comment to the FDA regarding 22nd Century's “Modified Risk Tobacco Product Applications for VLN™ King and VLN™ Menthol King combustible cigarettes. The…
In response to COVID-19 pandemic, the day of mass-giving known as #GivingTuesday is coming early this year in the form of “GivingTuesdayNow.” Like thousands of other non-profit organizations, CASAA’s funding is shrinking as…
Anyone involved in tobacco harm reduction or vaping advocacy has figured out that Mike Bloomberg is rabidly against vaping and harm reduction. As such, his publications and various “grassroots” groups he funds are…
States are responding to their own outbreaks of COVID-19 by implementing different versions of social distancing and shutting down non-essential services. While some of these businesses are being granted exemptions (for example, restaurants…
A permanent ban on flavored vapor products (S. 7507-A, Part Q) is laced into a must-pass appropriations bill, which is part of Governor Cuomo’s New York State budget. (See CASAA's Call to Action…
On Tuesday, March 24th, CASAA sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf in Pennsylvania, explaining to him the immense health threat of closing businesses that provide tobacco harm reduction products, such as nicotine-based,…
After passing both houses of the Florida Legislature with an amendment, SB 810 (Flavor Ban) is now in the hands of Governor DeSantis waiting for his signature. While the amendment goes some distance…
On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed must-pass budget legislation that included an amendment changing the Tobacco Control Act by increasing the minimum sales age for all tobacco and vapor products to 21-years-old…
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. , Sept. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, following the announcement by Donald Trump that his administration will be supporting action from the Food and Drug Administration "to clear the market of flavored e-cigarettes," Alex…