In the months following the position paper published by The Union, titled Why Bans Are Best, VIDA News has been dedicating both time and resources to panel discussions with leading experts around the world on the tobacco industry and its relation to harm-reduction...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed Tuesday a bill that would have banned the sale of flavored nicotine vapor products in the state. The bill originally passed in March, but due to coronavirus-related delays, it only reached his desk on Thursday, Sept 4th. The bill,...
On Saturday, September 5th, hundreds of small business owners, harm reduction advocates, and consumers gathered under the Washington Monument’s shadow to stand on a stage pointed directly at the White House and deliver a clear message to President Trump –...
When you see the word “vaper,” what do you think? In the latest VIDA News SPOTLIGHT, Senior Correspondent Dom Garrett travels across the northern United States to speak with the consumers and small business owners to gain a deeper understanding of how...
In June, The Union, a Bloomberg-funded tobacco control organization, released a position piece entitled “Where Bans Are Best.” That paper was the topic of discussion for this panel on why bans are not the best approach when dealing with issues of tobacco consumption...
On June 25th when the rest of the tobacco harm reduction world was focused on fighting against an importation ban on safer nicotine in Australia, the California State Senate approved SB 793, a ‘flavor ban’ which would prohibit anyone in the state from...
On June 19th, the Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia, or TGA, announced a crackdown on the importation of nicotine vapor products. These regulations, which were set to go into effect on July 1st, would have seen the import of nicotine vapor products and...
In this clip from VIDA News Live, Senior Correspondent Dom Garrett sits down with Michelle Minton, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. In this non-profit public policy organization, she specializes in consumer policy, covering regulatory issues...
