#EssentialToUs Call to Action for consumers nationwide. Rhode Island makes flavor ban permanent. Analysts predict smoking boom and vaping doom. Companies hope for PMTA extension due to outbreak delays.
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PUBLIC HEALTH: (CALL TO ACTION!) Our health & well-being are at much greater risk when only the most deadly form of nicotine (cigarettes) is available locally. Let your governor know prudent, controlled access to our local #vape shops is #EssentialToUs!#EssentialToUs – Keep Vape Shops Open!
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BAD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: (RHODE ISLAND UPDATE) In the midst of a worldwide pandemic that is reportedly made worse by smoking, RI DOH finalizes a #vaping flavor ban that will eliminate thousands of products helping vulnerable adults quit smoking. Brilliant.RI’s ban on flavored vape products becomes permanent
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SCIENCE-BASED POLICY: Analysts predict smoking “recession proof,” while #vaping “could see declines during the outbreak” as public wrongly believes respiratory risks are the same. (And as vape shops closed while cigarettes still sold in exempted stores.)Jefferies touts big tobacco as ‘recession proof,’ saying smokers aren’t fazed by illness risks and the boredom of lockdowns will encourage more smoking
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IN THE NEWS: Tobacco and vapor product companies hope for extension from FDA for PMTA deadline due to delays from COVID-19 shutdowns.Altria Asks FDA to Delay Regulatory Deadline Due to Coronavirus
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PUBLIC HEALTH: (CALL TO ACTION!) Our health & well-being are at much greater risk when only the most deadly form of nicotine (cigarettes) is available locally. Let your governor know prudent, controlled access to our local #vape shops is #EssentialToUs!#EssentialToUs – Keep Vape Shops Open!
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BAD FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: (RHODE ISLAND UPDATE) In the midst of a worldwide pandemic that is reportedly made worse by smoking, RI DOH finalizes a #vaping flavor ban that will eliminate thousands of products helping vulnerable adults quit smoking. Brilliant.RI’s ban on flavored vape products becomes permanent
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SCIENCE-BASED POLICY: Analysts predict smoking “recession proof,” while #vaping “could see declines during the outbreak” as public wrongly believes respiratory risks are the same. (And as vape shops closed while cigarettes still sold in exempted stores.)Jefferies touts big tobacco as ‘recession proof,’ saying smokers aren’t fazed by illness risks and the boredom of lockdowns will encourage more smoking
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IN THE NEWS: Tobacco and vapor product companies hope for extension from FDA for PMTA deadline due to delays from COVID-19 shutdowns.Altria Asks FDA to Delay Regulatory Deadline Due to Coronavirus