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I can’t believe I’m typing this:

According to Dr. Gottlieb: “Youth use of e-cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion“. Less smoking among “youth” is an “epidemic”.

No wonder, Tobacco-Free Kids have been marketing Juul specifically to them for months.

Unreleased Data

Commissioner Gottlieb of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tweeted Sunday there is yet unreleased “data showing kids e-cig use is at an epidemic proportion”, threatening consumers and the “e-cigarette” industry with a time limit of 60 days to “address widespread use and abuse” of these products. Tobacco stocks soared immediately.

Here are the numbers for last year:

Teen smoking rates

In another tweet, he stated “The data will be out shortly, but we must act immediately” and in the coming weeks will “take firm action to address certain e-cig products that may be marketed unlawfully.”

Compliance And Prevention

I’ll be as specific as possible: Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has threatened U.S. consumers – smokers – of any age – who have found a healthier, smoke-free, safer alternative to smoking combustible cigarettes.

In his statement, he claims “We saw an opening to push a generational shift in the deadly course caused by tobacco. And we’ve seized it.” while warning letters were sent to retailers breaking the law. He also threatened consumers by stating the FDA would “revisit” the compliance policy and step up enforcement by monitoring, penalizing and preventing…

Wait… preventing.

While grasping at straws asserting the “nicotine” lie, with proper placement advertising of the anticipated  —  “lower nicotine” combustible cigarettes, Gottlieb proclaimed:

“E-cigarettes may present an important opportunity for adult smokers to transition off combustible tobacco products and onto nicotine delivery products that may not have the same level of risks associated with them.”

“electronic cigarettes, that may be an alternative for adults who still want to get access to satisfying levels of nicotine, without all the risks associated with lighting tobacco on fire.“

Well, there’s that. But not for kids. Maybe those minimally or “non-addictive” cigarettes will help.

“Youth use of e-cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion”

No, the valuation of Juul has reached an epidemic proportion, primarily to adults, taking cigarette sales with it.

Anyway…

For adult smokers, Dr. Gottlieb sees [potential] possibilities.

For kids, less smoking is not a viable option.

If (his) the goal is to reduce “tobacco-related deaths” – *significantly*, “youth” must continue the traditional 93% failure rates we adults have obtained for decades.

While you’re thinking about that, take your time….

I’ll leave you with three points you can choose to agree with, or not:

First

If kids are smoking – the government already lost their position of the argument:

  • Where are the parents?
  • How did those children get them?
  • What can they do to “stop” them?
  • What can they do to avoid children from obtaining them?

My words:

“If children are *already smoking, they’re *smokers regardless of age. Think of the children™.”

Second

Lastly

See what Carl V. Phillips has to say:

“this policy is about intentionally harming people”

All people like better products. Teenagers are people. Therefore…

My follow up to this blog:

Dear Family, Friends, Parents, Educators and Medical Professionals: “The Real Cost”.

 

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Vaping In The News – September 15th, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

FDA Hands Vaping a Blow, Sends Tobacco a Save ~ FDA Ought to Reconsider Stance on Youth Vaping ~ Scott Gottlieb ~ Vaping, Vultures and Cars ~ Steps to address a non-existent problem ~ All people like better products. Teenagers are people ~ Vapor Technology Association (VTA) Response ~ American Vaping Association (AVA) Response ~ Fontem Ventures respond to FDA statement ~ Tobacco Stocks ~ Survey ~ Hand Check

Make no mistake, Dr. Gottlieb has threatened consumers who have found a healthier, smoke-free, safer alternative to smoking.

Consumers, and the entire industry ARE at risk.

Along with “experts” in public health, politicians, “health” groups and media, Tobacco-Free Kids has manipulated the public campaign (and the market) for months.

Dr. Gottlieb finally responded in their favor by saying “The FDA has unpublished preliminary data that shows a 75 percent increase in e-cigarette use among high school students this year compared with 2017″ and threatening (primarily) Vuse, Blu, JUUL, MarkTen XL, and Logic.

These brands specifically are – evidently – keeping “youth” from smoking cigarettes.

FDA Hands Vaping a Blow, Sends Tobacco a Save

Consumer group Tobacco Harm Reduction 4 Life  is questioning the integrity of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Dr. Gottleib – or lack thereof.  Here is that respons to Dr. Gottlieb’s ultimatum.

(Full disclosure: I am a member of the board of THR4Life.)

FDA Hands Vaping a Blow, Sends Tobacco a Save

FDA Ought to Reconsider Stance on Youth Vaping

Lindsay Stroud:

FDA Ought to Reconsider Stance on Youth Vaping

Scott Gottlieb:

What Gottlieb is portraying to the public is:

Cigarettes are safe and have no time limit.

Combustible cigarettes are not a problem.

 

Vaping, Vultures and Cars

Our friend, Alan, has an explanation:

Vaping, Vultures and Cars

Steps to address a non-existent problem

Our friend, Paul – also has an explanation to the problem that doesn’t exist.

Steps to address a non-existent problem

All people like better products.

As a father of two (20 & 23 year olds) I remember my sons teenage years… like it was just a few years ago.

Carl makes a bold statement: Teenagers are people. Therefore….

“discouraging teenage vaping probably encourages teenage smoking”

All people like better products. Teenagers are people. Therefore…

Vapor Technology Association (VTA) Response

“Unfortunately, FDA and Commissioner Gottlieb took a giant step backwards against the best interest of public health. By threatening an industry – and technology that millions of adult smokers are successfully using to reduce or quit smoking deadly cigarettes–FDA is venturing into dangerous territory.”

Vapor Technology Association (VTA) Responds to FDA’s Announcement

American Vaping Association (AVA) Response

“It is absolutely absurd and a perversion of how regulatory agencies are supposed to approach their work.”

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s Threats on Vaping Send Tobacco Stocks Surging

Fontem Ventures, owner of blu, responds to FDA

Expected response:

Fontem Ventures, owner of blu, responds to FDA statement on Youth Access Prevention

Tobacco Stock

Since the FDA announcement above, here’s what happened to the tobacco market – immediately.

 

 

Survey

My friend Broony has made this quick and easy survey!

To Vape And Smoke

Hand Check

Last week my wife and I spent a bit of time at my first ever vape convention with Fig Ramsey,  Julie Woessner David Goerlitz, James Jarvis, Amy Netherton, Jessica and Kevin Lacy, and many more great people trying to help both consumers and the industry in Bowling Green, Kentucky at Vapor Mania Expo.

I had a chance to see, learn, understand and listen to some of the best in the country.

Here are my hand checks from that event.

 

As you can tell, I’m pretty proud.

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Vaping In The News – September 1st, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

Electronic Cigarette Use May Reverse the Harm ~ Vaping Cancer, Heart Disease Risk Overstated By Recent Research ~ More than 10 million in US use e-cigarettes ~ Imagine this ~ Slight Teen Vaping Increase Reality of Tobacco 21 ~ What happened to the war on smoking? ~ Inspection of 59 “Vape Shops”  ~  Does vaping really cause heart attacks? ~ Juul Joins Vapor Technology Association (VTA)

Electronic Cigarette Use May Reverse the Harm

Resulting From Tobacco Smoking in COPD Patients, Even in the Long Term

Of COURSE it does.

“an effective and safe alternative to the tobacco cigarettes”

Electronic Cigarette Use May Reverse the Harm

Vaping Cancer, Heart Disease Risk Overstated By Recent Research

 

“This study cannot determine whether e-cigarettes are carcinogenic or are causing a risk for cancer…”

Well, of course it can’t.

Vaping Cancer, Heart Disease Risk Overstated By Recent Research

More than 10 million in US use e-cigarettes

Of course we are. I think it is higher.

10 MILLION Americans – that’s 10,000,000 – are using e-cigarettes. Some smoke less, most – not at all. Even with the link “safety concerns of e-cigarettes”, they only mention teens.

How many of those 10 MILLION Americans have reported adverse events to the Food and Drug Administration?

More than 10 million in US use e-cigarettes

Imagine this:

If you are a vendor: CARRY STARTER KITS. Do NOT limit NICOTINE strength.

“The resulting low nicotine consumption (obtained from vaping) could possibly and partially explain the relatively low quit-smoking rates.”

About One in Five Novice Vapers Buying Their First E-Cigarette in a Vape Shop Are Smoking Abstinent after Six Months

Slight Teen Vaping Increase and A Continued Smoking Decline in 2017

I expected it to be higher. Really. Much higher

Slight Teen Vaping Increase and A Continued Smoking Decline in 2017

The latest study on adults not liking flavors is in:

Reality of “Tobacco 21”

 

Speaking of Tobacco 21:

An epidemic of moral and authoritive control over adults is sweeping the country for 18 to 20 year olds who can serve their country, vote, buy homes, marry. You know, adult stuff…..

Experts’ Opinions on Ohio’s ‘Tobacco 21’ Movement

As a footnote to raising the age: It has already failed

“Increasing the MLPA to 21 years in NYC did not accelerate reductions in youth tobacco use”

in New York.

What happened to the war on smoking?

I adore Skip, she likes asking questions.

Who doesn’t like a #CrankyOldBroad asking questions…

What happened to the war on smoking?

Inspection of 59 “Vape Shops” — United States, 2016

“Although all vape shops inspected were found to be in compliance with the regulatory requirements of FDA that were in effect at the time….”

Inspection of 59 “Vape Shops” — United States, October–November, 2016

Does vaping really cause heart attacks?

Jim McDonald slices this silly question up.

“There are lots of ways to turn deceptive science into propaganda”

Kudos to the graphic art designer at Vaping 360 as well.

Does vaping really cause heart attacks?

JUUL joins VTA

I am proud to report Juul has joined the Vapor Technology Association.

In an ever-present scream test, the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids doesn’t seem to like that. Irony in a tweet. Take your time.

I will be out of town next weekend…

Vaping In The News will resume on September 15th.

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Vaping In The News – August 25th, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

Warning ~ Government waste ~ Flavor Spam Update ~ Three Foot Juuls are on the loose ~ WAR: Heat Not Burn ~ Heart Foundation Misinterprets results of vaping study ~ Former CDC Director Tom Frieden Arrested

WARNING:

I’ve done some “WARNING” graphics because I find the whole process of the warning mandated by the FDA – well, idiotic.

Like this one I’ve made, as an example…

Just to poke the arrogant bear.

This week, I saw this post from Fig Ramsey, via Glenn Frazier Cate who did this short “WARNING” video.

Glenn has made a observational point much clearer.

Government Waste

Jim McDonald gives a comprehensive analysis of the (U.S.) National Institutes of Health is spending $1.4 million to fund a study looking at the results of vaping regulations.

Regulation of something they “don’t know enough about”…… is asinine… but I’ll call this the “cart before the horse” study. Of course, at the end of the study, it will inevitably say “more studies are needed” as they almost always… do.

Study Will Examine the Effects of Vaping Regulations

Flavor Spam Update

Serious stuff. 22,000 comments are real? Brent Stafford talks with Azim Chowdhury.


Flavor Spam (Update) | 95% Of Comments Submitted to FDA On Flavors & Vaping Deemed Astroturf

THREE FOOT JUUL’s are on the loose

A “scientific” and urgent concern from the “respected” New England Journal of Medicine. #ProTip: When you’re hyping up your propaganda, be sure to note your flaws before publishing…

Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos asked if the original photo (in the article below) was photoshopped, and Dr. Christopher Russell pointed out the measurement flaw. Jukka Kelovuori added the correct (approximate) length to the photo below (according to the article).

Imagine what else “professionals” are getting away with. Can’t wait to see what other “facts” are presented in the article…

If you must – the article is (with a “do not link”) here.

Bad news: FCTC will declare war on heat not burn

Carl V. Phillips will explain to you how exactly the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will, among other things (including e-cigarettes), ignore, demonize and try to destroy anything competing with cigarettes.

Bad news: FCTC will declare war on heat not burn

Heart Foundation Misinterprets results of vaping study

Imagine that? If I haven’t mentioned this before at least once, “Professor” Glantz is an idiot. In other news, here’s what happens when flawed science is endorsed by “respected” health authorities:

Heart Foundation Misinterprets results of vaping study

Speaking of idiots.

Dr. Gottlieb went on a mini-rant again about kids… nicotine… blah… blahhh  blahhhh…

So, lowering smoking rates of kids to the lowest historical levels – really – in history – because OF e-cigarettes… is obviously a bad thing.

If the kids were smoking, they would be smoking.

Increasing their risk of being smokers.

Does that surprise and dismay you?

P.S. “Synar Amendment”.

Stop posturing about nicotine. Leave the parenting to parents.

By the way, I am one of the consumers criticizing you, Dr. Gottlieb.

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden Arrested

Zippy… in handcuffs.

Now, like Glantz, another major figure in the tobacco control arena has some troubles. There is no safe level of public health experts.

Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden arrested on sexual misconduct allegations

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Vaping In The News – August 18th, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

Submitting to the FDA the findings of the largest ever survey on e-cigarette flavors use by US vapers ~ VTA ~ This Tweet ~  E-cigarettes Seventh Report of Session 2017–19 ~ E-Cigarettes Are Toxic Chemical Free Says US Government ~ A Billion Vapers ~ FDA Claims There’s Market Freedom

Submitting to the FDA the findings of the largest ever survey on e-cigarette flavors use by US vapers

 

Submitting to the FDA the findings of the largest ever survey on e-cigarette flavors use by US vapers

Dr. Farsalinos and Dimitris Agrafiotis also went over THE largest survey extensively – here on Facebook.

Vapor Technology Asssociation

 

This tweet:

I saw Danielle’s tweet the other day and I remember vividly – as a consumer – exactly how she felt. Her tweet reminded me of my journey. Inspired, I introduced her to (some of you) my twitter followers…

Her tweet (not mine) is now up to 28 retweets, 68 comments and 230 likes later… I imagine Danielle now realizes it means a lot to a lot of people. Keep on vaping on, Danielle.

 

E-cigarettes Seventh Report of Session 2017–19
Fresh off the presses from the UK:
“E-cigarettes present an opportunity to significantly accelerate already declining smoking rates, and thereby tackle one of the largest causes of death in the UK today. They are substantially less harmful—by around 95%—than conventional cigarettes. They lack the tar and carbon monoxide of conventional cigarettes—the most dangerous components. It has also proven challenging to measure the risks from ‘second-hand’ e-cigarette vapour because it is negligible and substantially less than that of conventional cigarettes.”

If you don’t want to read the whole thing, Mawsley already wrapped it up nicely here:

Jim McDonald has done the same here:

The United States is ignoring it, again:

Well… one organization did tweet about it:

Silly observations.

E-Cigarettes Are Toxic Chemical Free Says US Government

A STUDY by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has finally debunked claims vape contains toxic formaldehyde.

E-Cigarettes Are Toxic Chemical Free Says US Government

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FDA Claims There’s Market Freedom

While Blocking Tobacco Harm Reduction Products

Our friend Lindsey Stroud:

How does FDA justify its regulations on the THR industry?

FDA Claims There’s Market Freedom While Blocking Tobacco Harm Reduction Products

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Vaping In The News – August 11th, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

A Billion Lives: Aaron Biebert, Uncut ~ The FDA Blatantly Hands E-Cig Market To Big Pharma ~ Forget the little guy, it’s all Big Pharma now ~ The Social Side of Nicotine ~ Speaking of warning labels ~ A longitudinal study of smokeless tobacco use and mortality ~ Muddled Milk, Nicotine and Hypocrisy ~ Our Friend James Jarvis  ~ Your Home Is Your Castle, Unless You’re Poor ~ Speaking Of Morals – Not Blowing Smoke ~ Gottlieb’s New Statement

A Billion Lives: Aaron Biebert, Uncut

The Board of Directors at THR4Life decided to reach out to Aaron Biebert to chat with him about the 2nd anniversary of the North American premiere of his film, “A Billion Lives”…

Aaron Biebert talks about the inception, grass-roots research, and his perceptions while preparing for the film. He allows us an intimate perspective of challenges he faced while making the film, where the inspiration came from, and what it took to put this award-winning documentary together.

Will there be a follow up to A Billion Lives?

It was an honor to talk with him. Here are Aaron and I talking about passion, nicotine… and fire alarms.

A Billion Lives: Aaron Biebert, Uncut – Two Years Later

The FDA Blatantly Hands E-Cig Market To Big Pharma

Dick Puddlecote – is always handing us a view worthy of our time.

The FDA Blatantly Hands E-Cig Market To Big Pharma

Forget the little guy, it’s all Big Pharma now

And… there’s Paul…

Forget the little guy, it’s all Big Pharma now

The Social Side of Nicotine

Yes, yes there is. Get over it.

The Social Side of Nicotine

Speaking of warning labels

August 10th was the deadline for all packages and ads (manufacturers and shops) for e-cigarettes and “certain other tobacco products” to contain the  required ridiculous FDA nicotine warning.  Jim McDonald covered that here.

Then, I saw this from Ian… and it made me laugh…

 

Then, it kind of pissed me off that it has to happen at all.

I’ve made my own.

Here are a few…I’m not shutting up.

Do that here.

 

A longitudinal study of smokeless tobacco use and mortality in the United States

They know better, they just don’t want you to know better. It doesn’t fit thier narrative.

A longitudinal study of smokeless tobacco use and mortality in the United States

Muddled Milk, Nicotine and Hypocrisy

Nice…

Scott Gottlieb: Muddled Milk, Nicotine and Hypocrisy

Our Friend James Jarvis

I’ve met James. He’s about an hour – or a phone call / message away. Take a few minutes to read and absorb his words.

8-8-2018

Your Home Is Your Castle, Unless You’re Poor

We are in a position where “control” has removed the last stages of freedom while pretending to be the “good guys”. This is now a state in which adults cannot choose to use a legal product in their own home.

Because we have entered their Reich, you will do as you’re told.

Herein, we’ve entered the final stages of tobacco control utopianism.

Your Home Is Your Castle, Unless You’re Poor

Speaking of morals:

This is Beverly Hills. If you think this is an exception… you’re wrong.

This… from Not Blowing Smoke.

 

and then….

 “We can not legislate our way out of morality”

How much money:

How much exactly is the FDA spending on…..

“consumer-based messaging, strategies, and materials for multiple multichannel public health education campaigns targeting both national and niche audiences?”

You better sit down.

FDA CTP Ad Campaign Program

Gottlieb’s New Statement

No one is more interested in shutting e-cigarettes down than pharmaceutials.

Gottlieb’s New Statement

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A Billion Lives: Aaron Biebert, Uncut – Two Years Later

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The Board of Directors at THR4Life decided to reach out to Aaron Biebert to chat with him about the 2nd anniversary of the North American premiere of his film, “A Billion Lives” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – on what is THR4Life‘s podcast debut.
 
Aaron and I talk about the inception, grass-roots research, and his perceptions while preparing for the film. He allows us an intimate perspective of both the challenges he faced while making the film, where the inspiration came from, and what it took to put this award-winning documentary together.
 
Will there be a sequel to A Billion Lives?
Aaron also gives us a look at other projects he and the crew of Attention Era Media have been working on since 2016. Always on the go, he talks about projects with Derek Yach of The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and the Film Festival during the most recent Global Forum on Nicotine and more.

 

You can find more information about the film “A Billion Lives” here:

You can find more information about THR4Life here:

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Vaping In The News – August 4th, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

It seems controversy is the theme this week. Excellent.

Is It Safe for Non-Smokers to Chew Nicotine Gum? ~ The Vaping Boom ~ Social Media Reach ~ Comparison of Dependence across Different Types of Nicotine ~ Advancing Tobacco Regulations…AND THEN…~ Big Scary Headline ~ Smoking Related Stigma

Is It Safe for Non-Smokers to Chew Nicotine Gum?

Well… ehem.

Is It Safe for Non-Smokers to Chew Nicotine Gum?

Seems nicotine is controversial  – to those who pay attention. Maybe I should babble on about it…

The Vaping Boom

Dr. Tevi Troy, vice president of public policy at JUUL Labs, sheds light on the threats to the electronic cigarette industry with Lindsey Stroud of the Heartland Institute in this podcast:

The Vaping Boom

Social Media Reach

Certainly, it isn’t the first ” list ” I’ve been on… L.O.L.

They seem overly desperate and very concerned about their propaganda being undermined… to have to do a study like this…If they would just focus on… oh never mind.

We, as individuals – at least on Twitter – are, without concerted effort, interrupting professional algorithms, advertising – propaganda & manipulative “campaigns” like

#CDCTips #Curbit #StillBlowingSmoke… and they don’t like it…

We’re pissing them off, and I’m very proud, and humbled, to be in such great company. Keep doing that, ya bunch of impugning ne’er-do-welling sheep… #LOUDER.

Different Anti-Vaping Campaigns Attracting the Same Opponent Community

Unfortunately, “they’ll” keep wasting our money and valueable time.

This has happened before…here… I’ve covered it here. They’ve whined before here. And where they spent $199,665.00 doing it here.

Related from Mawsley over at Planet Of The Vapes:

Twitter Twaddle

Hold it….  keep your knickers on…. they are like trained monkeys…

After all that hard work to impugn… now we’re bots!

That’s right… bots:

Vaping Draws Strong Support – From Bots.

“Okay, We Get It. You Vape”: An Analysis of Geocoded Content, Context, and Sentiment regarding E-Cigarettes on Twitter

Comparison of Dependence across Different Types of Nicotine

Well… imagine that. VERY important.
Karl Fagerstrom, out of Sweden:

Advancing Tobacco Regulations

—> To protect children and familes

Laws allegedly “protect” children.

Pay attention: After celebrating an anniversary, the first bullet point in this blog from Mitch Zeller and Scott Gottlieb is “lower nicotine” and more cigarettes… THAT’s how you manipulate the public into believing… you’re advancing tobacco…and revenue… for years…

Below Dr. Gottlieb – along with Zeller, continue their incompetence by celebrating the 9th anniversary of the “Tobacco Protection Act” written by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids & other political front groups – while killing off innovation & collectively ignoring science & consumers.
Advancing Tobacco Regulation to Protect Children and Families

I hate blogging within a blog….

AND THEN…

But wait… with the “smartest” and brightest in the country assigned to figure this out…. They’re tobacco products…and with the precision of a 9 year old… within a day.. they want e-cigarettes to be drugs. Well, that’s not true. They can’t prove nicotine is tobacco, so now they’re going back to the drug route.

They can’t

“To be a medical product, it must have the ability to prevent or treat a disease and, therefore, provide a beneficial effect on human health,” the court’s ruling read.

do the drug route either… any attorney worth their weight…

Now within 24 hours:

Gottlieb has gone from a “comprehensive plan for nicotine” (above) to “development of novel nicotine replacement drug… therapies…”

New steps the agency is taking to support the development of novel nicotine replacement drug therapies to help smokers quit

Big Scary Headline

A big scary headline “U of M researchers identify link between e-cigarettes and cancer” was noticed by a source today… The truth? “the overall exposure to NNN in e-cigarette users is dramatically lower than in smokers”.

While many of us are (or should be) always watching for anything detrimental and damn sure want to know it, this shows another way to use a headline to place fear into the heads and manipulate the public. This is where they got the scary headline:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00089

This has a “do not link to the original “story” if you’d like to see it without giving them traffic: DO not LINK.

Here’s that:

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Vaping In The News ~ July 28th, 2018

Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

Teen Dies After Hospital Mistakes Stroke for Nicotine Effects ~ THR4Life Comments, FDA Regulation of Flavors ~ VTA’s FDA Flavor Submission ~ Smokers’ Rights Group Sues HUD Over Rule ~ What if? ~ Young People Adopt Vaping as Their Smoking Rate Plummets ~ JUUL Uses Politicians as Marketing Tools ~ Juul is being sued ~ Of Mice And Menace ~  Nicotine warning ~ Minimally or “non-addictive” nicotine ~ More Proof from FDA Population Data Showing E-Cigarettes As Popular Quit-Smoking Aids ~ Walnuts are drugs

Teen Dies After Hospital Mistakes Stroke for Nicotine Effects

Last week I put this out, Jim McDonald covers this tragic story here:

Teen Dies After Hospital Mistakes Stroke for Nicotine Effects

THR4Life Comments on FDA Regulation of Flavors

On July 16, 2018, Tobacco Harm Reduction 4 Life submitted comment to the Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in regard to the regulation of flavors in tobacco products.

THR4Life Comments on FDA Regulations of Flavors

Vapor Technology Association comments on FDA Regulations

The Vapor Technology Association (“VTA”) respectfully submits the attached comments to the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on March 21, 2018, entitled “Regulationof Flavors in Tobacco Products.”

Vapor Technology Association’s Comments in Response to FDA

Smokers’ Rights Group Sues HUD Over Rule that Bans Smoking Inside Public Housing Apartment

Don’t be fooled, rights are rights.

“This lawsuit is about defending the right to be left alone to engage in a legal activity in the privacy of one’s own home.”
NYC Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment (C.L.A.S.H.) is a grassroots organization established in 2000 dedicated to advancing and protecting the interests of adults who choose to smoke cigarettes or enjoy other forms of tobacco or use electronic cigarettes.
Here’s their Press release.

What if…..?

Harry Shapiro with Nicotine Science and Policy takes criminal intent on – in a whole new light:

“English law is called gross negligence manslaughter……..can also can be committed simply by omission”…

Please give this its due attention from Harry with Nicotine Science and Policy…

What if…..?

Young People Adopt Vaping as Their Smoking Rate Plummets

There is a bottom line, but that isn’t what the government wants you to believe.

Young People Adopt Vaping as Their Smoking Rate Plummets

JUUL Uses Politicians as Marketing Tools

They didn’t read the Gallup poll.

Via Jim McDonald:

JUUL Uses Politicians as Marketing Tools

Juul is being sued…

Ambulance chaser alert:

COMPLAINT AND DEMAND

Of Mice and Menace:

Why Rodent Studies Of Vapor Products Are Meaningless

“Mice are not little four legged people!” ~ @VladTheVaper

From Carl V. Phillips:

Of Mice And Menace:

Nicotine Warning

My words:

The Food and Drug Administration would like to have all e-liquid manufacturers continue to affirm the government lie to consumers by yelling fire in a crowded theater.

Their words:

FDA affirms commitment to warning the public to warning the public about nicotine in tobacco products

Directly related:

Federal Judge Halts Cigar Regulations

Minimally or “non-addictive” nicotine

Let me remind you of the accolades of lower nicotine:

Cliff Douglass of the American Cancer Society –  thinks lower nicotine in cigarettes is “Absolutely everything”

NCI Director Ned Sharpless says “…good news for treating cancer and preventing cancer”

FDA’s Scott Gottlieb claims “Lower nicotine in the same product”

Matt Myers of Tobacco-Free Kids says “…to use products that won’t kill them”

Basing “minimally or non-addictive” levels of nicotine by lowering cigarette consumption by 1.6 less cigarettes… over two years… is a public health win?  Here’s what they came up with after two years:

238 “non-daily” smokers… what?

👉over the course of two years...

lowered their smoking by 1.6 cigarettes…

“real-time reporting” and “cigarette butt counts.”

No – to slow progress… is this is what the Food and Drug Administration likes?

One of my favorite subjects – covered here and here…

This headline calls it “staggering“.

You can check my math here:

Nondaily Smokers’ Changes in Cigarette Consumption With Very Low-Nicotine-Content Cigarettes

More Proof from FDA Population Data Showing E-Cigarettes As Popular Quit-Smoking Aids

“it is possible that they may play a bigger role in assisting smokers to quit combustible tobacco.”

More Proof from FDA Population Data Showing E-Cigarettes As Popular Quit-Smoking Aids

Walnuts are drugs

Speaking of conjecture and nicotine being defined as “tobacco“, now…

I wonder how they vape…  and if we vape ’em, they also a tobacco product…

Walnuts are drugs.

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Episode Six:

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Vaping In The News – July 21st, 2018

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Vaping In The News covers media stories on smoking, vaping, snus, heat not burn, e-cigarettes, exposing tobacco control, public health, government, regulations, policies and more worldwide.

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.”

Strategic and ethical issues in antismoking ~ Why Tobacco Stocks Have Lost Around 20% This Year ~ Juul Madness ~ Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor ~ A Tragic Story ~ Truth Initiative Endorses and Condemns Vaping ~ Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products ~ Banning Flavors: The Core Argument Is Based On Gaslighting, Not Evidence~ Naked 100 eLiquid Donates $50K to CASAA ~ Speaking of Trolls
Strategic and ethical issues in antismoking
“Official guidelines of antismoking message development do not exist. Written codes of ethics for tobacco control work were found to be nonexistent.”
“Most of our interviewees did not use and were not supportive of the creation of codes of ethics for the design and execution of antismoking ads.”
No one is asking questions about this? Color me surprised…

Why Tobacco Stocks Have Lost Around 20% This Year

Teen and adult rates are at their lowest points in recorded history. Shareholders should have been paying attention to the big companies long before this. Predicted by many including me throughout this blog, it was bound to happen.
While the “tobacco control” factions of the world are lying, regulating, restricting, taxing and banning e-cigarettes to maintain their sustainability cash flow, The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World is looking at sustainability for farmers, and other nicotine products.
Color me surprised again.

Juul Madness

Tobacco-Free Kids pretends it is madness, only it isn’t.

(Journalism, it does exist.)

Juul Madness

Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor used and current flavors

Over twenty-thousand people. “Restricting the availability of non-tobacco flavors could reduce adult smokers’ interest in switching to e-cigarettes or rationalize a return to cigarette smoking…” Pretty important.

Changing patterns of first e-cigarette flavor used and current flavors used by 20,836 adult frequent e-cigarette users in the USA

A Tragic Story

In January a slew of reports came out in the ever-so-popular and irresponsible style of “journalists” with crayons flying… falsely blaming an e-cigarette / nicotine for the tragic death of a child. Well…

“Lets call them opinionists”    ~ David Goerlitz

The “autopsy showed that no nicotine was present in his system.”

From me:

Nicotine is NOT Cause of Death in 14-year-old

Truth Initiative Endorses and Condemns Vaping

It’s GOOD! It’s BAD! But let us explain ourselves!

Jim McDonald: Impeccable as always.

Truth Initiative Endorses and Condemns Vaping

Banning Flavors: The Core Argument Is Based On Gaslighting, Not Evidence

And then there’s Carl V. Phillips. Also impeccable as always.

Post-truth is not just about lying, but about gaslighting — causing people to systematically doubt what they can easily observe and thus paving the way to create a false “reality.”

Banning Flavors: The Core Argument Is Based On Gaslighting, Not Evidence

Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products

Iowa Attorney General, Thomas J Miller:

“We do not believe that FDA can reliably distinguish between harms and benefits that arise from flavors in non-combustible nicotine products, or provide assurance that its interventions would not cause more harm than good.”

Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products

Naked 100 eLiquid Donates $50K to CASAA

The title says it all:

Naked 100 eLiquid Donates $50K to CASAA

Speaking of trolls:

This  –  from everybody’s pal, Simon Chapman – new to me… and hilarous.

In fact, some of you regular readers are in here…

On – line abuse and trolling by pro – tobacco and vaping activists

Trolling a troll.

On another note: Bareham, a self-proclaimed something or other in tobacco control… and a Simon Chapman “minion” (hence the avatar I suppose).I’m not sure who “Cali Tobacco Control” is, but as a parody account, I say bravo.

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Smokers, Vapers, non-smokers, pubic health, experts… you’re all invited.

I proudly join David Goerlitz on his podcast each week:

David G Model Citizen.

You can find me here trying to be cordial on Facebook

You can find me here being a bit more evil on Twitter

You can also find me on LinkedIn

It’s FREE, have you joined CASAA? Have you added your testimony here?

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Research:

Politics:

E-Cigarette Politics 

A Billion Lives

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Your comments are NEVER filtered, always encouraged and welcome on this blog. There is definitely more to come.

Keep ON #Vaping On.

Kevin

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