:29 Comment on FDA proposed rule for smokeless tobacco products.
:39: 7,683 comments posted to docket.
1:01 Link to CASAA's comment.http://casaa.org/news/casaa-submits-comment-on-fdas-smokeless-tobacco-standards-rule/
1:11 Noteable comments:Clyde Bates and David Swenor,Carl Phillips,Bryan Fotik,Bill Godshall and Greg Connelly from the AVA.
2:20 How to find :search FDA-2016-N-2527
2:40 Lots of comments on the way the rule was released and that they did not follow the correct proceedure for it.
3:49 A bit of history and speculation on who works for the Center for Tobacco Products and the history of it.
7:29 A little on how the tobacco control act is making it harder for the tobacco comapnies to develop,distribute and create low risk tobacco products.
9:05 Recommended :the search for a safer cigarette from Nova. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cigarette/
12:10 A bit on activism and how it could affect the outcomes of these battles.
12:46 On Thursday CASAA helped with a research project that didin't need a huge response but with minial effort in a few hours this study had more resondents than was needed.
14:00 Preparing for trip to DC VTA's annual confrence in DC.
14:40 It feels strange to say the community is engaged but when it comes to a city counsil hearing the participation is very low.
15:16 There is a time of day problem and a notice problem and a transparency problem.
17:37 Indivisible site is a great site for how to get involved at the local level.https://www.indivisibleguide.com/ Make sure you're registered to vote. https://www.vote.org/register-to-vote/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwwLHLBRDEq9DQxK2I_p8BEiQA3UDVDie6alrT12WG7gO0JPk-1cF6_TvtiFwae3fbTSO0duoaAg8C8P8HAQ
(Recommended TED talk The Antidote to Apathy https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_meslin_the_antidote_to_apathy)
18:05 Pennsylvania an extra push to get Senate bill 508 moving to a hearing.Rumor has it that Pennsylvania may have adjusted their tax projections up.(Sadly it seems like they haven't learned from Philadelphia's example.)But the offical record only shows 5 cents per ml. http://casaa.org/call-to-action/pa-take-action-to-fix-the-vapor-tax/
25:39 Oddly good public health people consider any tax on smokless tobacco product is a regressive tax on the poor.
27:47 San Francisco effort to repeal the flavor ban.Residents of San Francisco needs to gather 19,000 signatures and once they are gathered this bill stops dead. Then the flavor ban needs to be added to the next mayoral election. CASAA is a non financial reporter of this initative. http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Group-seeks-referendum-on-flavored-tobacco-ban-in-11284771.php
36:32 Minnesota tobacco 21 flare up. Meeeting in St Louis park today for flavor ban and tobacco 21. This is a city council meetingn the consent agenda.
38:34 Our hats off to Skip Murray and Jenny Ho for all their efforts to head to these meetings and organize people there.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RllZU0LAEsIOaNZIPQ8QZQDeP3iY5fjohawDpEs6Hls/edit#gid=0
39:47 Looks to be 12 to 15 towns looking at tobacco 21 and other issues like menthol bans or flavor bans. Minneapolis on July 24 is the next large one.
45:00 CASAA poll . https://fans.vote/vote/ACpUucRcxOs/casaa-org-the-consumer-advocates-for-smoke-free-alternatives-association/do-you-know-how-to-find-contact-information-for-your-city-and-county-elected-officials Things to come....
