You’ve been helping people choose to switch from tobacco. You’ve created jobs. Most owners I “know” have been inspired to create a business – to help others – because of how easy it was to switch to e-cigarettes for themselves. You chose to open a legitimate business. In the process, you’ve made friends, changed lives, and in fact saved lives.
You’ve given people hope by assisting in the choice to do what they, and you yourself have tried for years to accomplish. To stop smoking.
The Government has decided ruled you haven’t been doing your job properly. If you’re a business, and by business – I mean a real vape shop, paying overhead, insurance, taxes and abiding by the rules, this is what you’re facing.
I’ve said inspiration for each blog comes from many places and in this case, this is more of an impromptu guest blog by me for these two folks, and for all of you who are in this position. Shops are going to CLOSE.
I could not put into words what Skip & Tom Murray have penned below, and I wish I didn’t have to.
Via Tom & Skip Murray:
Effective Aug 8th!
Due to the FDA Deeming Regulations….
1) We can not build or install coils for you.
2) We can not set up your new equipment for you.
3) We can not repair your equipment for you.
4) We can not upgrade your mods software.
5) We can not fill your tank with liquid.
6) We will no longer have house liquids in bulk bottles. You can no longer have us mix flavors or do a custom nicotine level for you.
Doing any of the above would make us a tobacco manufacturer!
1) We can NOT let you sample liquids for free.
2) Our rewards program will change – NO more free bottles of liquid in exchange for points
3) We will NEVER again have a drawing for door prizes.
4) We can NOT give you a sticker or tshirt or anything else as a promo or to make something right
Doing any of these things would make us a criminal – the FDA says
NO MORE FREEBIES!
We need YOUR help to fight for YOUR right to Vape!!!!
Please go to www.casaa.org and become a member. It’s FREE!
The clock starts ticking August 8, 2016 – in 2 years, everything in this shop is illegal to sell, unless the manufacturer spends probably millions $ to TRY to get FDA approval. NOTHING in this shop is grandfathered in under the new regulations – NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING!
Please help lobby for ALL current products to be grandfathered in at:
www.august8th.org
As of August 8, 2016 – you will see no NEW products introduced into the USA Vaping Market. NONE – any new product will have to spend $millions on testing to TRY to get FDA approval. No new mods, no new tanks, no new RDA’s, and NO NEW E-LIQUIDS OR FLAVORS!!!!!!!!!!!
As of August 8, 2016 – we can not say “smoke free, healthier, alternative to smoking, safer, saves lives” or make any other statements about the safety or advantages to vaping over smoking. WE HAVE HAD OUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH TAKEN AWAY BY THE FDA! They say there is no PROOF to our claims, and such claims as a TOBACCO PRODUCT must be approved by the FDA.
As of August 8, 2016 EVERYTHING in our shop (except lanyards) IS A TOBACCO PRODUCT. If you are under the age of 27 – I will ask for your ID Every time you enter my shop, even if you are a regular customer. It will speed things up if you just show it to me when you get here.
Please join the legal battle to fight the FDA! Lawsuits have been filed. If you’ve got an extra couple of $$, please throw it in the bright orange donation bucket on the counter. The funds will go to the R2B Smokefree coalition’s legal fund. #ABillionLives are counting on you!!!
~ Tom Murray, Owner
JHT Vape – Brainerd
JHT Vape – Maplewood
If you are making product in your basement and are a fly-by-night “vendor” who has chosen not to become a real business, not taken any risk and don’t understand the severity and weight portrayed above, get off my page and kiss my ass.
If you are part of the government and “happen” to see this blog, you can also kindly bob up and kiss my ass.
Thank you Skip & Tom Murray, for your gracious permission and allowing me the “Stealing, snagging, poaching, using, tweeting, screaming, blogging, stomping & generally making an ass of myself as usual” with the use of your facebook post.
Via Daniel Hall: You’re susceptible to JAIL TIME for quitting smoking in Pennsylvania
SUPPORT and SCREAM about A Billion Lives to EVERYONE.
THESE are national consumer and industry organizations in the United States who keep US informed.
- American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association (AEMSA)
- American Vaping Association
- CASAA – The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association
- National Vapers Club
- NOT BLOWING SMOKE
- Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition
- Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association SFATA
- The Vaping Militia
- Vapor Technology Association
You can find me here on Facebook …
Did you know there’s a place covering ALL international e-cigarette topics every weekday?
Now you do. Vapers.org.uk
Follow THEM here on twitter.
E-cigarette Research is HERE.
MORE e-cigarette research is also HERE.
If you are a Medical Professional go HERE.