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Journalist and philanthropy expert Marc Gunther and tobacco harm reduction researcher Clive Bates join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the latest news on the court challenges to the FDA’s marketing order denials, staffing changes at the FDA, and the war between prohibitionists and harm reductionists. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

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• Amicus Brief in Bidi Vapor Case

• Biden promised to reverse Trump’s health policies. He’s done that — mostly.

• Transformers Versus Abolitionists

• Prohibitionists at work: how the WHO damages public health through hostility to tobacco harm reduction

• Bloomberg’s Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?

• Lies, damn lies and (vaping) statistics

• Media Lapdog: AHA Retracts Study on Vaping Risks

• Media Lapdog: Denver Post Cheers Flavor Ban

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Dr. Charles Gardner joins AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the latest news coming out of the World Health Organizations COP9 Conference, Michael Bloomberg’s undue influence on international vaping policy, and the rampant misinformation about the National Youth Tobacco Survey results. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

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• INNCO: Bloomberg, the World Health Organisation & the Vaping Misinfodemic

• POLICY BRIEF: Seven Things Policy Makers and Journalists Need to Know

• Media Lapdog: Indy Star Cites Old Teen Vaping Data

• Media Lapdog: POLITICO Gets Vaping Stats Wrong

• Media Lapdog: Health Day Botches Coverage of a New Study

• Media Lapdog: Business Insider Misses the Mark On a Vaping Study

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Greg Troutman, a lawyer working on behalf of vaping manufacturers, and Jacob Grier, a freelance journalist and author, join AVM’s Shaping Vaping Twitter Space to discuss the latest news coming out of the various lawsuits against the FDA, the nomination of Robert Califf to head the FDA, and the hypocrisy of Members of Congress who own stock in Big Tobacco while trying to regulate and tax vaping out of existence. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

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• Breeze Smoke Supreme Court Filing

• The Bungling of Robert Califf’s Nomination

• Member of Congress Who Own Stock in Big Tobacco

• Media Lapdog: NYT Magazine Hypes Vaping “Risk”

• Media Lapdog: A Local CBS News Station Fear Mongering Report on Vaping

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Democrats own stock in Big Tobacco while backing a new tax that economists say will drive smokers back to cigarettes. Consumer advocate Lindsey Stroud and political communications pro Christian Josi join guest host Jim McCarthy, AVM’s communication advisor, to discuss whether Democrats will face a rebellion at the ballot box. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

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• Pelosi’s office pushes false equivalency on vape tax; AVM Responds.

• Electoral Implications of the vape tax

• Media Lapdog: CBS News Puff Bar Panic

• Media Lapdog: Daily Mail Pushes Bunk Study

• Media Lapdog: WHO Ejects Journalists

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Alex Norcia of Filter Magazine and Guy Bentley of the Reason Foundation join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the nomination of Robert Califf to head the FDA, Alex’s recent reporting on FDA’s “fatal flaw” approach to reviewing PMTAs, and Guy’s take on the how the vaping tax will push in more people smoking cigarettes. Plus, the Media Lapdogs of the week.

Links:

• Robert Califf: How to stop the epidemic of vaping-associated lung illness

• FDA Memos Reveal Its “Fatal Flaw” Rejection Plan for Flavored Vapes

• House Democrats’ tax on e-cigarettes would lead to millions more smokers

• Michael Pesko’s Letter to Congress

• Biden’s Vaping Tax Sparks Concerns People Will Go Back to Cigarettes

• Media Lapdog: Study: Vaping worse than smoking for boosting stroke risk at young age

• CASAA Response to AHA

• AHA Retraction

• Media Lapdog: Barry Manilow, 78, puffs on vape while rocking leather jacket outside country club near Palm Springs

• Media Lapdog: Opinion: FDA must stop marketing of vaping products to minors

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Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Helen Redmond of Filter Magazine join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the latest on the proposed Nicotine Tax, Helen’s latest piece on the FDA’s approach to vaping, Michelle’s declaration that the “teen vaping crisis” is over, Dr. Cother Hajat’s review of studies on vaping, and the most misleading media coverage on vaping from the past week.

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• Democrats Hike Taxes on Vaping, but Not Tobacco, in Latest Version of 'Build Back Better' Bill

• The FDA’s Vape Fiasco Will Perpetuate Smoking Deaths

• The Youth Vaping “Epidemic” Has Ended; So Should Extreme Youth-Centric Anti-Vaping Measures

• Systematic Review Confirms Harmful Health Outcomes from Ecigarettes are Minimal to Zero

• Media Lapdog: Marijuana vaping among teens has more than doubled since 2013

• Media Lapdog: Walnut Creek Officials Approve Ban On Selling Flavored Tobacco, Vaping Products

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Tim Andrews of Americans for Tax Reform and Matt Culley of Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association join AVM’s Amanda Wheeler to discuss the latest on the proposed Nicotine Tax, the World Health Organizations crusade against vaping, the latest news out of the lawsuits against the FDA, and the media coverage of the first increase in cigarette sales in twenty years.

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