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:29 St Louis Snus Con update. 20-25 people gathered in St Louis to discuss snus and tobacco harm reduction. First speaker was Brad Rodu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdpj7gDGbD0&index=5&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr Dr Rodu's blog is a must read. http://rodutobaccotruth.blogspot.com/ 3:48 Lars Renquist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JIa3TYH1Ro&index=1&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr 4:36 Swedish Match's MRTP application. That's being able to market your product as a modified risk product. 5:31 How hard it is to get this to market as a modified risk product. There is no clear path showing you how to do it and only Swedish Match has been able to accomplish that. 6:17 No real answer to the question of whether the MRTP application was supposed to be a Substantial Equivalence Application. But that rumor which has been floating around for a bit was acknowledged. This of course is a political decision but this is in the agency's best interest politically to approve one because they had never done so before. 8:01 Alex Clark and Brian Carter of CASAA spoke. No record of that is on You Tube as there was a lack of space on the sd card. There should be an interview with Chad jones and Alex and Brian sometime soon. 8:30 Larry Waters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-_s_5ZUVSE&index=2&list=PLhumHnqM4C7t16o7b3F3SJwPVbiAwg9Dr 9:10 Brian Carter's piece on Snus Con http://casaa.org/news/there-was-a-snus-convention-in-st-louis/ 9:33 Brian Carter put together our Trifold documment on smokeless tobacco which you can get here. Tri-Fold FAQs about smokeless tobacco products http://casaa.org/wp-content/uploads/SmokelessTobacco_FactFromFiction.pdf 10:51 Budget negotiations in Delaware Oppose a 30% wholesale tax on vaping and smokeless tobacco products. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/de-stop-governor-carney-from-taxing-vapor-products/ 12:39 In other tax news,Representative Jeff Whelan' bill was introduced in Pennsylvania HB 1477. CASAA would like people who live in Pennsylvania to follow this CTA and ask their representatives and urge them to support this bill. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/pa-help-us-change-the-vapor-tax-and-bring-vape-shops-back-to-pennsylvania/ 13:47 Delay the FDA http://casaa.org/call-to-action/delay-the-fda-comment-on-the-citizen-petition-today/ When you submit this please,please share your personal story with the FDA even if it's just a simple paragraph added at the end. 15:09 Flavor ban Oakland California update This ordinance is no longer on the agenda. Apparently this will be added at a later date. http://notblowingsmoke.org/#front-page-7 15:49 The Vape Cruise in California This was Saturday June 3 from 12:30 to 3:00 pm http://adultslikeflavors.org/ 18:31 Whose Lung Is It Anyway: A Harm-Reduction Approach to Nicotine This event is at Harm Reduction Coalition, 22 W 27th St Fl 5, New York, United States from 2 pm to 5 pm. https://allevents.in/new%20york/whose-lung-is-it-anyway-a-harm-reduction-approach-to-nicotine/435209023520891 Leading the event is Damon L. Jacobs. 23:09 Will this event be filmed (Short answer NO) Filming and recording of any kind are strictly prohibited. 24:24 New Jersey primary for state and local lawmakers is happening this week. What we hope to do with this is much like what we did with the questionnaires previously. 26:51 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here casaa.org/ 2 here @casaa-media 3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806

:27 Live from St Louis 1:39 Citizen's Petition:http://casaa.org/call-to-action/delay-the-fda-comment-on-the-citizen-petition-today You may ask what that is An FDA citizen petition is a process provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration for individuals and community organizations to make requests to the FDA for changes to health policy. It is described in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 3:38 fdadelay.org http://casaa.org/call-to-action/help-us-send-letters-to-hhs-sec-tom-price/ This is a call to send letters to HHS secretary Price asking him to delay implementation of federal regulations. 3:55 Both of these actions are a tandem sort of thing. 4:17 The ask in the petition is final guidance for submitting a PMTA and a 24 month delay after final rulemaking for implementation. Submitting is a very in the dark sort of thing,since no one knows how or what to submit this,there is no checklist. No one knows how or what to do this and our manufacturers need help to understand this so that the time and expense involved in not in vain. 7:00 FDA Deeming commenting period closed in 2014 but a citizen's petition allows people to comment beyond that time. 7:37 CASAA has pre written something but we urge you to share your story and think about what deeming will do to us all and tell them that as well. 9:10 Question on who can comment.IE are people from other countries allowed to comment as well. 10:35 On submitting longer comments 11:28 Period for comment open until November 8;this is also the PMTA deadline. 12:50 Donation from His gift to us foundation. http://nonprofits.findthecompany.com/l/4618887/His-Gift-to-US-Foundation-Inc 14:27 Maryland licensing bill HB 523 Update. 17:51 San Francisco flavor ban 23:40 Vapor and snus the similarities 26:50 Snus as a discrete form of harm reduction. 30:00 Snus Con Alex Clark to speak from CASAA. 31:11 Snus and people who are offended . 34:37 Linda Rosenthal and how she seems to feel about the scent of baked goods. 38:35 Snus con speakers schedule 43:01 Keep speaking to your Senators in New York State on tobacco 21 and indoor use ban. 43:50 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here http://casaa.org/ 2 here @casaa-media 3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806

1:29 California flavor bans 1:51 Contra Costa County 2:00 Los Gatos May 16 Ordinance passed has exemption for shops deriving 60% or more of their revenue from tobacco. Not bad for vape shops but pulls them out of gas stations and convenience stores. 3:20 Oakland 3:36 Palo Alto California 3:41 Palo Alto and Oakland have the same exemption that Los Gatos has. 3:55 San Leandro Possible hearing June 5. City attorney looking into possible ways to enforce. 4:29 San Francisco the largest and worst. This even goes after menthol products. 4:49 A bit on legislation and how many commissions legislation has to go through before it becomes a law. 5:40 This legislation goes before the public safety and neighborhoods committee. 6:02 San Francisco has 5 vapor shops serving 8 hundred thousand people. 6:16 A bit on vulnerable communities and higher smoking rates. 7:00 Flavor ban legislation being promoted as protecting those communities. 7:20 San Francisco had an existing definition of tobacco products that included vapor products before this legislation was even proposed. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/san-francisco-ca-stop-the-flavor-ban/ 7:50 Gateway myth. 8:00 Removal of menthol. 10:01 These policies put these communities at a disadvantage. 11:01 San Francisco's participation has been very low historically so it's harder to fight this sort of legislation. 14:45 A personal anecdote about nurses and doctors especially doctors who do their homework and nurses who may be misinformed. 17:04 Tobacco 21 legislation in Florida did not pass. 17:34 New York http://casaa.org/call-to-action/ny-help-us-stop-two-bills-that-would-restrict-access-to-and-use-of-vapor-products/ These bills passed the assembly with very little resistance. There is a lot of pressure on the senate to move the house bills. In New York as your senators to oppose an indoor use ban and oppose the tobacco 21 legislation. 22:37 In years past the Senate has been reluctant to move these bills forward. 23:10 How close Cole/Bishop was to being included in the budget. 26:06 With Cole/Bishop out of play until September possibly our next substantive legislative steps. 26:19 Legislative delay. 27:58 Next six months critical for vapor retailers and manufacturers.This is also critical for the wide variety of products available to consumers. 29:03 Urge lawmakers to co-sponsorHR 1136 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1136 29:40 More aggressive local tobacco control legislative issues will occur. 30:06 How can we help with getting people engaged locally? Email Aclark@casaa.org with your ideas and maybe even to volunteer. 31:28 EVICA fundraising campaign commentary. http://casaa.org/casaa-guidance/casaa-guidance-to-members-regarding-evcas-coordination-fundraising/ 37:30 Snus Con St Louis Alex Clark and Brad Rodu will be speaking. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-st-louis-snus-con-tickets-28660086089 https://www.facebook.com/SnusCon/ 39:51 CASAA's Brian Carter and Alex Clark will both be in attendance. 40:57 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here casaa.org/ 2 here @casaa-media 3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806

Last night's CASAA update. Since it was a remote feed there were some sound and connectivity issues. 1:00 Washington D.C. E cigarette summit 1:38 Mixed reviews of the summit.This was the first one in the U.S. so the organizers had some tough challenges to get this up and running. This summit included members of tobacco control,CFTFK and various scientists. 2:33 CASAA wasn't listed as pannelists until a week before the summit began. 3:05 Oliver Kershaw's review of the E Cigarette summit https://vaping.com/blog/comment/e-cigarette-summit-usa-where-was-vape/ 4:47 CASAA's table display basicly the history of vapor through the collection of Julie Wossener.These pieces are from 2009 and on. 5:14 Handmade atomizer (copper) A sort of unstated but very visible piece of the dangers the threat of prohibition can bring about. 7:20 The hope that next year the consumer voice will be more well represented on the stage. 8:15 Three month regulation delay from FDA Direct result of Cigar association Of America lawsuit. 9:10 Delay gives us time to send letters to Tom Price. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/help-us-send-letters-to-hhs-sec-tom-price/ 10:20 New York Bills Indoor use ban,Raising age to 21. Contact your state senator and ask for opposition. 12:03 Louisiana tax bill Bill to raise e-liquid tax by over 150% (from 5 cents/ml to 13 cents/ml) has a hearing on MONDAY 5/15 at 9:30 am in Baton Rouge. Hearing info -- http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/agenda.aspx?m=18173 https://www.facebook.com/grconley/posts/10101346731316756?pnref=story 14:44 Alex drops connectivity on podcast. 15:25 A bit on smoking bans and vaping being included. 16:16 A little on smoking bans in the home in the U.K. and how the slope is very slippery,one assumes that will include vaping. 16:54 TPD comes into full force regulation next week in the U.K. 18:41 Man got a ticket in London for smoking in a car by himself. 19:38 Scott Gottlieb confirmed as FDA head, 21:31 Alex is back a bit on small taxes legitimizing industry (it's a trap) 22:09 A bit on why CASAA opposes extra taxation on vapor or harm reduction products. One enshrined into law it makes it easier to raise those taxes again and again. 24:59 A listing of where to get CASAA updates 1 here http://casaa.org/ 2 here https://soundcloud.com/casaa-media 3 here https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa-media/id1190244806

Tonight CASAA's executive director Alex Clark joined CASAA's Jan Johnson to discuss legislative updates. Pennsylvania indoor vaping ban bill. Maryland HB 523 Enacts licensing requirements Tax bill Michigan 81% of wholesale HB 4578 California Flavor ban(s) Cole/Bishop not included in omnibus bill for budget Push for HR 1136 to be included in the budget in September.It's only 5 months away so now is the time to contact your legislators. FDA 3 month regulation delay. This seems to be in relation to the Cyclops vapor lawsuit against the agency (among many others) . Heartland Wisconsin hearing on co-ordination. Untested and new experimental way to combat the agency's over reach. HR 2194 Cigarette Smoking Reduction and Electronic Vapor Alternatives Act of 2017 also experimental. E cigarette summit in Washington Monday May 8. CASAA's Brian Carter will be on a panel and CASAA's Jennifer Berger Coleman will also be on a panel.

New York :Most focused on other tobacco products but some could affect vapers in their home and some could affect retailers as well. 4 ordinances CASAA would have opposition about or specific concerns Intro 1532 this sets a licensing cap on vaping retailers. This bill would make it both harder to sell a business so even if an owner can find a better place to locate their business the license is only good for this single location. 8:01 Alex was there to testify about the dangers of limiting vaping shops for smoker's health. Masking it more difficult to transition full time to a smoke free alternative is unwise. 8:42 A bit on the length of time this hearing took.Hearing started at 10am but Alex didn't get to testify until 4 o'clock 9:21 Many representatives for the various heart,lung and health associations were there to testify as well. 9:32 Rare appearance from Action on Smoking and Health. 10:07 A bit on other ordinances. 13:13 Pace University ordinance criminalizing possession for under 21 year olds. This is introduced in Albany, 23:10 San Francisco flavor ban language now online to read. 26:46 Heartland WIsconsin Village board is continuing it's hearings on co-ordination. 27:36 Jeff Stier and Lou Ritter testified last night. 27:54 Hearings concluded for Friday. Saturday at 9 am hearings will continue. Live link available at 8:30 am 30:12 Indiana SB1 is passed and law. Look up Indian Smoke Free Association for details.May 5 2pm eastern webinar on how this happened. 31:54 Alaska SB3 33:16 Pennsylvania SB 508 34:11 Cole/Bishop 38:35 Duncan Hunter bill 41:21 A bit on the legislative process and bill crafting. 46:03 A bit on relief and what lack of relief could mean for the industry . 49:10 On winning back ground..

:32 Alaska SB 63 to get yet another hearing. Tuesday at 8 am Amendment to the bill are due Monday morning. 2:22 Oregon tobacco 21 bill Moving from senate into house. SB 754 Hearing on Monday. 9:11 SB 1 Indiana 9:49 Joplin Missouri on the importance of local people rallying support. 12:06 Press release Malia Cohen city supervisor in San Francisco. Proposing an all out flavor ban including menthol. Ban would wipe out vaping industry in San Francisco. 14:24 On vulnerable communities and tobacco truth. 17:56 New York Bill number 1532 Vapor retailers licensing bill. http://www.csnews.com/product-categories/tobacco/new-york-city-puts-tobacco-use-legislative-agenda This bill caps licensing in New York City. If this passes within 90 days you have only that timeframe to obtain your license. You can't sell your license,you can't transfer it. 26:15 New York Times editorial. Very inflammatory and inaccurate statements. 28:00 Cole /Bishop budget 29:19 New York Times statement 31:17 First paragraph of story. Marketing to young people. 32:52 Tobacco control and it's definition of youth. 36:44: Duncan Hunter bill. 39:23 Support for bills and regulations. 42:31 Heartland Wisconsin and co-ordination.Thursday the 27th hearing. 48:54 Senator Bartolotta's bill Pennsylvania Vapor tax relief.

:22 New York budget bill update 2:23 More anti vaping legislation this year for NY. 5:58 Maryland passed licensing bill and there is some question over if there is an online sales ban in there.Speculation over the Commerce Clause and Constitutional issues. 9:28 Alaska SB 63 Expansion of the states indoor smoking law. This leads off with vaping which is highly unusual for a bill of this type. 13:23 Alaska hearing earlier this week on the Alaska bill (CRA) 46 people signed up to testify.Bill is held in committee April 18 meeting at 8 am.If in Alaska visit your AIO to listen and perhaps testify at this hearing. Unclear if anyone will be allowed to sign up to participate since only 12 made it through last time. 16:26 At 9:23 am on the playback bar of this meeting Jay Butler chief, medical officer of the DHS begins to testify and made some interesting comments on the RCP report's 95% less harmful than smoking claims. 21:22 Joplin Missouri tobacco 21 legislation stuck into a bill that has nothing to do with smoke free laws. 23:06 Support for tobacco 21 is tenuous at best.Data from only one town in Massachusetts and some computer modeling. 25:05 Tobacco 21 legislation. 25:19 Oregon tobacco 21. 33:30 Initial reports (the first thing you hear is the one you believe even with updates). 36:18 Cole/Bishop 36:43 Town hall project https://townhallproject.com/ 37:12 Get on your legislators mailing list. 41:21 Industry letter to Tom Price.

CASAA's Alex Clark and Jan Johnson discuss legislative updates and topics of interest to THR advocates.

CASAA's Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss THR policy and politics. Tonight's topics include Vape Showcase Letter writing campaign to HHS secretary Price HB 1908 Texas Tobacco 21 bill Call Governor Cuomo at 518- 474- 8390 and ask for vapor language to be removed from the final tax bill. New Mexico indoor use ban made it through committee, call and ask the governor's office for a veto. Vapor tax in Ohio budget bill Maryland Hearing one of two bills imposing licensing requirements on vapor vendors A good read http://casaa.org/news/ucanquit2s-smoking-gun/ Alaska indoor vaping ban moves to house

:17 Vape Showcase Atlanta :43 Letter Writing campaign to HHS Secretary Tom Price 4:42: Exact same campaign on website.Fliers to download for shop owners to let consumers know about it and a letter to print out for your shoppers to use. 6:10: Montana SB 354 74% wholesale tax on vapor and smokeless tobacco products.Scheduled for hearing on Monday. 7:46: Rhode Island:tobacco substitutes in tax bill. Might be broadly interpreted as vapor products, Were told tobacco substitutes does not include vapor products. 9:13: Nevada Five cent per ml tax heard in committee on Tuesday.If in Nevada please use our engagement as we don't know what the results are of the hearing yet. 13:50 :Kansas bill moved to house. 13:40 :New York Tax bill. 40 cent per mil tax in Cuomo's tax bill. One of the highest tax bills in the country. This also includes indoor vaping ban weird for tax bill but that's New York for you.Transporting e liquid in N.Y. without paperwork will lead to stiff penalties. The amount of liquid is very high but it's still dangerous to people moving product you can have very serious and scary problems because of how this bill is written. 21:38: Live in NY?Do business in NY? Call Governor Cuomo (518)474-8390 The ask is:Please remove vapor language from the tax bill. 24:54: Alaska :Indoor use ban 26:38 :Texas: Tobacco 21 Hearing on Tuesday 27:36:HR 1136 Highly targeted campaign at first. Working closely with the other organizations to garner support. The larger campaign is coming to urge support of congress. 32:02: Cole/Bishop still in A.G. appropriations bill. Effort to keep it in there. 32:23 HR 1136 Co-sponsor update

CASAA's Alex Clark and Jan Johnson discuss the latest legislative updates and topics of interest to THR advocates. Tonight's topics included:Bills in Pennsylvania opposing the 40 % vape tax HR 1136 19 Co-sponsors The budget bill in New York Washington State 2 bills 1 redefines vapor products as OTP and places them in the 95% of wholesale tax window Bill 2 defines vaping as a separate category but adds a 60% of wholesale tax Kansas senate bill 530 RI house finance committee 80% of wholesale tax in budget bill Montana 74% wholesale tax Vapor Showcase come take action in person and meet Alex Clark.

Howard county Indiana -Indoor vaping ban http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/updated-common-council-passes-smoking-ban-resolution-smoking-to-soon/article_93300f78-02dd-11e7-9650-eb248ed3307d.html3:20 Utah http://utsmokefree.org/2017/03/2017-utah-sine-die/ 4:56 Allegheny County PA http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/03/08/allegheny-co-council-approves-e-cigarette-ban/ 6 :02 Tobacco 21 Illinois http://casaa.org/call-to-action/illinois-take-action-to-oppose-tobacco-and-vapor-21/ 12:55 Minnesota SF 1052https://casaa.org/call-to-action/minnesota-oppose-a-tax-hike-on-vaping/ 13:42 SB 508 NoPA VapeTax.org 15:40 Columbus OH HB 49 Hearing www.ohiohouse.gov/Assets/CommitteeSchedule/calendar.pdf 16:45 Scott Gottlieb :Trump FDA head pick http://www.vox.com/2017/3/10/14887290/scott-gottlieb-fda-trump 24:50 Cheerios https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704754604575095262921732570 31:26 August 11.org to support HR 1136 https://casaa.org/news/hr-1136-modernizing-the-predicate-date-for-vapor-products-is-a-vital-first-step/ 43:20

CASAA's executive director Alex Clark and board member Jan Johnson discuss legislative updates and issues of interest to THR advocates.

Jan Johnson and Alex Clark talk about the latest legislative updates and topics of interest to THR advocates. Tonight's topics include HR 1136 New Jersey A 3704 and A4620 Arizona Regressive taxation in places like Philadelphia Costra Contra County