SUPPORT VAPING OPTIONS: Without those who were courageous enough to start a vape biz in these uncertain and confusing times, consumers wouldn’t have the choices they do. Here YOU can help those businesses submitting FDA Pre-Marketing Tobacco Applications!https://t.co/KEMViZRFhL
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 12, 2020
PHOENIX, ARIZONA: (HEADS UP!) Using COVID-19 (completely unrelated to flavors) as excuse, council member is introducing ordinance to ban sale of all tobacco & nicotine products in non-tobacco flavors. Not yet introduced, but YOU can take action NOW!
PHOENIX, ARIZONA: (HEADS UP!) Using COVID-19 (completely unrelated to flavors) as excuse, council member is introducing ordinance to ban sale of all tobacco & nicotine products in non-tobacco flavors. Not yet introduced, but YOU can take action NOW!https://t.co/juKK2DdXgf
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 12, 2020
AZ – Phoenix – Stop A Flavor Ban! – CASAA
COMMENTARY: (Michelle Minton)
How the U.S. Spreads Fake Vaping Fears, Part II
“In defiance of history, science, and human nature, governments around the world are warming up to the idea of prohibition. While maintaining easy access to combustible cigarettes, governments are increasingly considering policies to ban, tax, or heavily restrict non-combustible forms of nicotine. Such policies, among others, will keep smokers smoking and millions around the globe dying as a result.”
Be sure to read part 1, too!
“In defiance of history, science, and human nature, governments around the world are warming up to the idea of prohibition.” https://t.co/NP1abTQPOc
— michelleminton (@michelleminton) August 13, 2020
How the U.S. Spreads Fake Vaping Fears, Part II
TWISTING THE TRUTH: ANTZ announce global deaths increase due to “smokeless tobacco,” but 82% of the cases are in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. It’s a stretch to call what they use there “smokeless tobacco,” because the most popular product used – gutkha – contains crushed areca nut (betel nut), tobacco, catechu, paraffin wax and slaked lime. The main ingredient is the areca nut, so the tobacco is actually an additive to gutkha, not the main ingredient. Areca nut is highly carcinogenic, in addition to other health problems to which it’s been linked. Even the tobacco-free form of gutkha (paan masala) is known to be “carcinogenic, genotoxic, and have harmful effects on the oral cavity, liver, kidneys and reproductive organs.”
Those products are very different from the chew and snus that people in the most of the rest of the world think of as “smokeless tobacco.” It is no accident that the ANTZ want people to think these cases are rising (or ever were) because of western-style smoke-free tobacco!
TWISTING THE TRUTH: ANTZ announce global deaths increase due to “smokeless tobacco,” but 82% of countries use gutkha (mainly areca nut with some tobacco.) Even the tobacco-free version (paan masala) is deadly. Western-style chew/snus is very different!https://t.co/hBZRYHQbHJ
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 14, 2020
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-global-deaths-due-smokeless-tobacco.amp
VAPE JUNK SCIENCE: Researchers claim to find #COVID19 is associated with youth #vaping, prompting a call by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi for FDA to “temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes,” but expert analysis finds that the data contradicts the claim. #QuitLying
VAPE JUNK SCIENCE: 1/2 Researchers claim to find #COVID19 is associated with youth #vaping, prompting a call by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi for FDA to “temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes,” but expert analysis finds that the data contradicts the claim. #QuitLying pic.twitter.com/MAGp87osZE
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 14, 2020
And for even more proof that this study is ANTZ junk science, read this excellent Twitter thread by Michelle Minton!
Pay attention any reporter who has/will cover this exceptionally bad study on COVID and e-cigarettes because I’m about to do your work for you: image #2 shows you exactly why “users” seem to have higher risk of testing positive for COVID…because *more of them were tested.* pic.twitter.com/uSwplXW7K4
— michelleminton (@michelleminton) August 14, 2020
PRO-VAPING COMMENTARY: Steve Forbes “tackles the mortally misbegotten campaign” against vapor products and tobacco harm reduction.
“The attacks are factually false. Contrary to the antivaping narrative, e-cigarettes are the best, least harmful way for smokers to give up tobacco.”
PRO-VAPING COMMENTARY: Steve Forbes “tackles the mortally misbegotten campaign” against vapor products.
“The attacks are factually false. Contrary to the antivaping narrative, e-cigarettes are the best, least harmful way for smokers to give up tobacco.”https://t.co/tg1ZYQ7Gdv
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 18, 2020
Vaping Versus Tobacco: The Truth You Need To Know
Citing a Dubious Study, This Congressman Wants the FDA To Ban E-Cigarettes As a COVID-19 Hazard
The study suggests that vaping raises your risk of catching the disease, but only if you stop (vaping).
“Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D–Ill.), who chairs the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban e-cigarettes as a COVID-19 hazard. He cites a new study that supposedly shows “e-cigarette users are much likelier to be diagnosed with COVID-19 and to experience symptoms.” But contrary to what you may have read, that is not what the study actually found.”
Science and freedom remain major casualties of this pandemic thanks to exploitative politicians. https://t.co/Rg00UgfN5t
— reason (@reason) August 18, 2020
Citing a Dubious Study, This Congressman Wants the FDA To Ban E-Cigarettes As a COVID-19 Hazard
VAPE NEWS: Personal feeling aside, FTC thinking Altria’s investment in JUUL “reduced competition and consolidated the e-cigarette market” completely ignores open systems market as valid competition (and did vapers really not have a lot of options when Altria stopped selling their e-cigarettes?) and shows appalling ignorance that looming PMTA requirements will soon decimate the entire vapor products market, maybe even JUUL without Altria’s backing.
VAPE NEWS: Thinking JUUL investment “reduced competition and consolidated the e-cigarette market” ignores open systems market & shows appalling ignorance that looming PMTA requirements will decimate entire market, maybe even JUUL without Altria’s backing.https://t.co/zwc3ufAM8J
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 18, 2020
Altria, JUUL Call FTC’s Antitrust Complaint ‘Ill-Conceived’ and Deal Good for Competition, Consumers
NEW HANOVER, NC: (HEADS UP!) Without evidence showing any risk to bystanders, HHS seeks commissioner approval to ban ALL public vaping and smoking. Even if you don’t vape where you can’t smoke, health laws should be based on science, not lies!
NEW HANOVER, NC: (HEADS UP!) Without evidence showing any risk to bystanders, HHS seeks commissioner approval to ban ALL public vaping and smoking. Even if you don’t vape where you can’t smoke, health laws should be based on science, not lies! #QuitLyinghttps://t.co/a5kg3u6wH8
— CASAA (@CASAAmedia) August 18, 2020