We're back after an unintended hiatus due to hurricane season

Minnesota and the endless march of tobacco 21 ordinances.

A bit more on Massachusetts but mostly focused on Detroit Lakes.

Banning mint,menthol and Wintergreen in places other than retail tobacco shops which prevent anyone under 18 from entering.

What makes more sense is allowing adult consumers to have acess to these products in a wide venue. This is how people who are looking for a way out see it.

THR For Life and the delay in Detroit Lakes.

Be cautious because these ordinances can always come back,and they usually seem to.The advocates who are advancing this have not given up.

On lobbing and Minnesota and why the public comment portion of these ordinances is always so hard to fight.

Saint Paul Minnesota:Menthol/Mints ordinance.

Saint Cloud delay 0ctober 16 Study session.

Saint Cloud mayor Dave Cleese seems opposed to the ordinance.

Starkville Mississippi

Oakland California flavor ban

FDA Deadlines (two million 73000 plus products currently registered on the FDA's site)

An estimate based on the FDA's estimate of what a P M T A would cost so four PMT as we filed for each one of those. The two million plus products. The total cost be $605 billion.

In CASAA's original deeming comment in 2014 we talked about the FDA underestimation of the number of these products.

FDA product registration and deadlines for people affected by hurricanes and natural disasters.

GTNF pannel Alex Clark,Audrey Silk,Simon Clark

Consumers are the common ground

The real cost page updated https://therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov/?g=t

Mitch Zeller

Sting Free Snus

Swedish Match

editorial http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-vaping-safe-unsafe-20170920-story.html

On industry guidance and FOIA requests

The common ground between drug laws and harm reduction for tobacco.

Phil Busardo diserves our sincere thank you for the fundraising auction he put on to benefit CASAA.

A special thanks to Dimitris Agrafiotis for his hosting the facebook live event.

Fundraising

FDA deadline for product regiastration extended.