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Jan Johnson and Alex Clark discuss legislation and topics of interest to THR advocates.

Topics include:

Montana indoor vaping ban Feb 2 hearing

http://p2a.co/TCdqamC

People should make phone calls,because they're far more effective than anything else for getting a legislator's attention.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/us/politics/heres-why-you-should-call-not-email-your-legislators.html?_r=0

New Jersey vaping in vapor shops upcoming amendment to indoor clean air law

Pennsylvania vapor rally in Harrisburg urging vapor tax amendments to be passed.

Harrisburg phone call engagement for Rep Wheeler's bill

next week

FEB 2 committee hearings

Montana 9 am room 303

Maryland house and senate bill licensing this bill includes language for an online sales ban

Tentative hearing for Feb 2 sb119/hb523

Amendment to indoor clean air law Maryland

2017 is like 2015 was. 2 year legislative cycle

The Trump federal regulation freeze does not seem to apply to the FDA regulation of tobacco products.

As a consequence the newest regulation to limit the NNN in smokeless tobacco is up for it's comment period.

The rule as written would remove American smokeless tobacco products from the shelves

April 10 ends the comment period for that proposed rule.

Apple app store says no new updates to apple apps that mention nicotine.

https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/2017-01-26_apple-rejects-vaping.html