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In my last podcast with ATR president Grover Norquist, we discussed the newest target of tax hikes at the state level. The new “sin,” an alternative to combustible cigarettes, is vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes.

Click here to listen to our January podcast, “The Grover Norquist Show: Leave Vapers Alone!”

With nearly every state legislative session coming to a close, Grover and I re-examined the status of e-cigarette taxation at the state level and the looming threat of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over-regulation. In this podcast, we preview the two temporary Congressional pathways to prevent the prohibition of the products currently on the market.

Click here to learn more about one of those solutions, Rep. Tom Cole’s H.R. 2058.

We last examined the lay of the land in January of this year. At the time, I predicted 25-30 states would look to raise taxes on e-cigarettes and vapor products and wrote about the trend in Forbes, which you can read here. Listen to the podcast to see if my predictions were correct!

Click here to support our efforts to fight higher taxes and unnecessary regulations on e-cigarettes and vapor products.