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CASAA 09 - 06 - 17

42 minutes Posted Jun 11, 2017 at 4:09 am.

Wednesday

Meeting people where they're at.

The difference in people's minds between tobacco harm reduction and things like NARCAN for Opioid addicts.

How proponents and opponents of Tobacco Harm Reduction communicate with each other.

California

"Swarm of anti vaping ordinances" a tactic being employed by our "friends" at tobacco control.

H/T to Stefan Didak and Not Blowing Smoke for all the information on these ordinances.

Open letter co-signed by Alex Clark and Jennifer Berger Coleman

San Francisco June 14 ten am For the May 24th meeting, this ordinance (170441) is on the agenda under the “30-day rule” section. This means that the legislation will not be considered and no action will be taken at this meeting.

Los Gatos

San Leandro County hearing during Ramadan.

It's important to point out that many stakeholders most affected by these proposed ordinances are Muslim.

It is an example of how anti-tobacco activists are sort of in their own little bubble this would be it.

Because of Ramadan many of these hearings have had to be rescheduled completely or they will be bought back for a second hearing.

San Leandro update

San Francisco's hearing

Palo Alto

Allegany County NY Tabled tobacco 21 ordinance.

Tobacco 21 bills in states:16 bills have failed in 12 states.Twenty four bills are still pending.Five in Texas,five in Massachusetts,three in New York,two in New Jersey,North Carolina,Iowa,Nebraska,Oregon and Washington.

A listing of where to get CASAA updates

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:33 Yellowstone County Montana Alert

This rule would prevent vaping within 30 feet of windows,doorways or ventilation systems.

http://casaa.org/call-to-action/mt-yellowstone-county-public-hearing-on-indoor-vaping-ban/

CASAA hopes members in Yellowstone County will make plans to attend and/or

Submit a comment through Riverstone Health’s online comment form

Alex attended a workshop/training session provided by the harm reduction coalition on New York

It was called Who's lung is it anyway?

http://harmreduction.org/training-calendar/whos-lung-is-it-anyway-a-harm-reduction-approach-to-smoking-and-nicotine-replacements/

This really is groundbreaking sort of thinking for dealing with pain,suffering and death in the LGBTQ communitiy.

There has been amazing work done to reduce harm and suffering from AIDS in this community and yet tobacco harm reduction has not been brought into this space.

California flavor bans.

http://www.logcabin.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Open-Letter-to-San-Francisco-Supervisors.pdf

http://casaa.org/call-to-action/san-francisco-ca-stop-the-flavor-ban/

It's very important to point out that from May 27 until June 24 is Ramadan.

This is a religious observation and a time of fasting,this fasting generally includes not drinking or eating anything for almost the entire day.

By scheduling these ordinance hearings during this time it has a negative effect on allowing free participation in the process by all stakeholders.

How it looks to someone observing this from the outside it could appear to be a purposeful thing and although it may not have been it still has a negative effect on the stakeholders and on the inclusiveness of the decision making process of government.

Eight counties in New York City in that area have adopted a tobacco 21 law.

Article : http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/allegany-county-smoking-age-law-tabled-in-committee/article_7b4d6918-4c03-11e7-8084-7b7acb7b4fde.html

The arguments against it were interesting,this should be a state decision and not a county one,active duty military ect.

The New Jersey bills have advanced and we're looking to see if they will be vetoed by Governor Christie.

1 here http://casaa.org/podcast/

2 here @casaa-media

3 here itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/casaa…dia/id1190244806

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