Missouri PMTA registry bill (Big Tobacco Protection Act) is being heard.

Sponsor is justifying the bill by saying that China is funding their military by selling illegal vaping products. 🤪

To be fair, he does note the opposing views.

(Vid 7) house.mo.gov/MediaCenter.as…
John Marshall (right), a senior director for America's largest cigarette company Altria, testifying in favor of a bill (HB 2211) that would decimate small businesses and increase his company's cigarette sales.

Law enforcement "expert" here for more anti-China propaganda. #MOLeg

In her speech, FDA CTP's Kathleen Crosby (Director of the Office of Health Comm. and Edu.) approvingly used the third quote to say youth risk perceptions have "changed in the way that we would hope that they would." #SRNT2022 In the very same speech, Crosby highlights misperceptions held by adult smokers.

"It wasn't understood that vaping is a less harmful way to get nicotine because the product isn't burned."

Maybe the education campaign promised for 5+ years could help, @FDATobacco? #SRNT2022

~30% of #SRNT2022 pre-conference workshop attendees do not believe vaping can provide any public health benefit to adult smokers. Tobacco control likes flavors. #SRNT2022

SCOOP: Turning Point Brands files emergency motion for a stay and for expedited review in their case pending before the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

"This is a quintessential case for staying unlawful administrative action pending judicial review."

drive.google.com/file/d/1dXNj7c… $TPB TPB spent $12 million supporting its PMTA submissions, which totaled 81,000 pages in length.

In the end, all their science meant nothing because the FDA, years after announcing companies would be required to submit PMTAs, decided to set a new product standard. #FDALawsuits

About three hours ago, @Jamie_Ducharme's BIG VAPE arrived in my mailbox. Excluding the notes section, it's just 260 pages, so it made for a quicker read than the substantially thicker DEVIL'S PLAYBOOK (by @lauren_etter).

It exceeded my expectations.

SHORT THREAD 👇 Ducharme and Etter were both concurrently writing books about the same overarching topic, but took different approaches.

BIG VAPE is very much the story of Juul; not the stories of Juul, Altria, and angry rich white parents like Etter's book. They complement each other well.

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I am very proud to announce that @bearmanormedia has signed on to release my first nonfiction book, which is tentatively titled MERCHANTS OF Bs.

The book is the result of hundreds of interviews and a lot of $$$ spent on legal documents from various court archives.

/1 This project started 10+ years ago. I assumed it would take two years to finish, but my decision to dedicate the majority of my life to tobacco harm reduction caused it to be an on-again, off-again project.

When COVID hit and travel stopped, I decided it was do or die time.

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