This is no longer an amendment this is now base language in the bill.

This year the language has the addition of characterizing flavors.

Page 99 of the bill https://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394939

FDA being directed to promulgate a rule about characterizing flavors

Product standardizing language?

This language was used in the tobacco control act to ban flavored cigarettes

Investigation into what exactly characterizing flavors means

This is sort of unclear but we are investigating what this means

The possibility to ban flavors is there and has always been there since the FDA was given authority to regulate.

OMB or OIRA stripped out the flavors language previously.

This administration is far less hostile to our cause than the previous one was.

If this language stays in this allows us to look at a predicate date change,

CASAA is investigating and monitoring this situation

Watch this space for further details.

Product standards

Proposed rule on tobacco product standards in smokeless tobacco.

Defacto ban.

July 10 comment deadline https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=FDA-2016-N-2527-0286

Product standards this is the type of thing the FDA can do when full authority is assumed.

Why vapers should comment.(Excessive FDA regulation)

Difference between American and Swedish smokeless products.

CASAA is working on submitting a comment.

American Enterprise Institute video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBThHeHhqXA

San Francisco Flavor ban passed last week on first reading.

Mayor indicated he will sign this bill.

May 2018 this bill takes effect. There is still time. This is not over.

Prop 56 tax is in effect July 1. 65.08 percent increase. https://www.boe.ca.gov/industry/cigarettes_tobacco_products.html#overview

States are well within their authority to set regulations and restrictions on how tobacco products are sold and used,proximity limits,legal age to purchase ect.

Smokers and former smokers don't matter to the state. They see us as damaged goods. The focus is on preventing children from becoming broken like us.

E cigarette politics http://www.ecigarette-politics.com/

More California flavor bans

Minnesota tobacco 21 (also a flavor ban)

OHVTA No e cigarette taxation language in the budget.