Tobacco harm reduction news for February 22, 2019. Call to Action in Washington. Anti-harm reduction laws in Vermont, Minnesota, Virginia, Nebraska, Indiana and Maryland. Commentary: Did Twitter Punish Criticism of Government Propaganda About Smokeless Tobacco?
WASHINGTON: (CALL TO ACTION!) HB 1873, a bill that would impose a crushing 95% sales tax on vapor products, is scheduled for a public hearing next week Tuesday. Click link for full information to take action!
https://bit.ly/2GGyzsH
VERMONT: (HEADS UP!) Bill to deny early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products that could actually eliminate #smoking has gained co-sponsors.
https://bit.ly/2GXYlrZ
ISANTI COUNTY, MINNESOTA: (HEADS UP!) May deny early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products that could actually eliminate #smoking. PUBLIC HEARING 3/20119 at 10 AM Isanti Co. Govmt. Center Board Room.
https://bit.ly/2SkjcHM
VIRGINIA: (UPDATE) Governor signs law to deny early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products that could actually eliminate #smoking.
https://bit.ly/2U2XAl7
NEBRASKA: Dropping all pretense of health concerns, senator admits targeting (mostly lower income) #smokers and #vapers for their cash. “The intent of the bill is raise revenue,” Briese said. Gov. Ricketts has said he will not support raising taxes.
https://bit.ly/2tw3HCM
INDIANA: (UPDATE) Bill to deny early ADULT #smokers & #vapers access to the much safer alternative #vaping & #smokefree products (that could actually eliminate #smoking) has reportedly been put “ON HOLD.” CASAA will keep watching for updates.
https://bit.ly/2SkyIDQ
CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND: (HEADS UP!) Without any evidence of risk to bystanders or necessity of intervention, officials seek to ban use of #vaping and #smokefree products OUTSIDE in parks.
https://bit.ly/2XlXHtQ
IN THE NEWS: Did Twitter Punish Criticism of Government Propaganda About Smokeless Tobacco?
“Brad Rodu, a professor of medicine at the University of Louisville and a longtime advocate of smokeless tobacco as a harm-reducing alternative to cigarettes, has repeatedly tried to set the record straight on this talking point, and last Friday he tried again. “Your 50 claim is a complete fabrication by a staffer @theNCI,” he tweeted back to the Defense Department’s @ucanquit2 account. “Here is the explanation: https://tinyurl.com/yxjsnugd. Furthermore, a large federally-funded study documented that men who dip/chew had ZERO excess risk for mouth cancer. ZERO. http://tinyurl.com/hd8nd49.”
https://reason.com/blog/2019/02/22/did-twitter-punish-criticism-of-governme
This article was originally published at CASAA
Author: KNoll-Marsh