FDA says it’s ready to ban menthol cigarettes. statnews.com/2021/04/29/fda… #mentholban #fda

Take action now! Let the Kansas City Council know how a ban on flavored vaping will impact your health. missourismokefree.org/2021/06/14/kan… #kcmo #MoLeg #MoSen #vaping Mayor Q Heather Hall KC Katheryn J. Shields KC's 6th District

Swedish Match is going completely smoke free. reuters.com/breakingviews/… #smokefree #CIGARS #tobacco #bigtobacco

Greg Gutfeld quit smoking by using vapor products, he then quit vaping. He says vaping is much safer than smoking, quotes studies. bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/gre… GregGutfeld Kat Timpf #MoLeg #QuitSmoking #vaping #tobacco

NATIONAL: (CALL TO ACTION) A bill to fund President Donald J. Trump's "Build Back Better" plan includes OUTRAGEOUS NICOTINE TAXES, increasing the costs of low risk products helping people quit smoking and going back on his promise to not raise taxes on lower income people. casaa.org/call-to-action…

"This tax is not going to deter people from using nicotine, it's just going to turn that person from a vaper back into a smoker," says Gossett. "This tax will not only kill my business, it will kill Americans." reason.com/2021/09/15/if-… #bulidbackbetter #moleg #mosen #vaping

E-cigs are substitutes for actual cigarettes & less harmful. If policymakers are serious about reducing smoking, they need to stop treating e-cigs as though they are as harmful as actual cigarettes: They ought to be taxed & regulated differently. americanexperiment.org/how-should-sta… #MoLeg

Our federal government needs to spend less time outlawing flavored vapes and more time outlawing political corruption.

Today, FDA announced it has authorized the marketing of three new tobacco products, marking the first set of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products ever authorized by FDA through the Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) pathway. fda.gov/news-events/pr…

This means that the Biden FDA has found that the marketing of this Vuse tobacco flavored e-cigarette is appropriate for the protection of public health. More to follow? fda.gov/tobacco-produc…

Things learned today from just going through FDA compliance checks for state testimony. -The FDA is giving warning letters to retailers that sell non-authorized products -The FDA is enforcing T-21 even if a state is not

The children aren’t smoking anymore #MoLeg

-MO Smoke Free recommends Do Pass on Brown SB1158 -“Tobacco 21” is already federal law & MO must adopt 4 federal funding. -Currently there’s a confusing patchwork of local law. #MoLeg Elaine Gannon Holly Rehder Rick Brattin Justin Brown cindy o'laughlin Steven Roberts

Missouri sees mirror language in Rep. Roberts HB2211 #MoLeg shouldn’t allow Big Tobacco lobbyists to DeFacto ban lower risk vape products.

Fortunately, they won't vote tomorrow, so there is time to act.

Missouri Smoke Free strongly opposes Rep Lane Roberts HB2211. It’s a gift to Big Tobacco . Hearing is scheduled at 8am #MoLeg

Thankfully the Missouri Legislature didn’t fall victim to Big Tobacco lobbyists. Iowa has essentially defato banned harm reduction products and increased cigarette sales. #MoLeg #IAlegis #IAgov #iapol #vaping #tobacco

Government overreach by executive order is wrong. Thank you Jay Ashcroft for the correct response #MoLeg

American Lung Association Says that Quitting Smoking is Not Quitting Smoking, Unless You Do It Their Way tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/01/americ… American Lung Association

Why are our tax dollars funding health misinformation? Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services tries to equate vaping with smoking on paid social media. Study from Drexel University finds no harm to bystanders via vapor. Study Link 🔗 bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… #MoLeg