At first, I thought maybe I shouldn’t post this up, with ALL the CRAP that we’ve got going on right now. Riots, looting, COVID-19, etc. We’ve already had ENOUGH for 2020, right ??
I was talking to some people behind the scenes, and some other DIY’ers, and asked if any of them had been keeping an eye on the PTMA, that I BELIEVE is supposed to hit in September ?? Not 100% sure, but I thought it was better I posted than not.
I know that our Aussie brothers and sisters won a temp. victory recently, and that has yet to fully play out, but that also caused me to reflect on the pending “situation” over on here.
You guys have any news, insights, thoughts on this ?? Perhaps cancelled, pushed back due to the COVID-19 ??
It’s already been delayed from May I believe to Sept due to Covid …Once PMTA are due this Industry on the Commercial side will Tank …Of course vaping will live on , but things will drastically change…Fiddys Forecast shows Big T backed Companies will be safe…We shall see
The feeling I get is that these forces are closing ranks and closing in for the kill, while they have the chance, while they have the momentum. The S.1253 coming up…potential nicotine tax…all that we’ve seen develop this last year. My state had a 4 month flavor ban, which expired, and now the Nannies in the Dept of Public Health and Human Services in this state (MT) are attempting to push through legislation for a permanent flavor ban (notwithstanding the existing age 21 law already on the books), quite possibly so they can prosecute on a local level. And probably that will entail internet sales, as the temporary ban did. They won’t be satisfied until all the vape shops in the state are forced out and internet sales are throttled. Bitter here, yes, but not giving up. If I ever decide to give up vaping, it will be MY choice, not theirs.
(Sorry guys for being a little caustic…just tired of adults being thrown under the bus.)
Nothing gets pushed back, on the contrary, it’s the perfect time to push ahead while everyone is distracted.
The world according to Milton Friedman; never let a good crisis go to waste.
Vaping laws will be the least of our problems and 2020 is just the start.
I’ve come across people who are so excessively frightened after 5 months of continuous drumbeating that they are basically begging for a police state so they can feel safe.
2001 all over again, only the wording is different.
There is nothing as permanent as temporary government laws.
