Aug 30, 20244 min readPlummeting Smoking Rates Mean a Paradigm Shift for NicotineIn every gas station and convenience store, a new category of addictive products is flying off shelves. This new thorn in the side of public health advocates is tobacco nicotine pouches. These pouches …
May 14, 20241 min readTV Debate: Is vaping better than smoking?Is vaping safer than smoking? Obviously YES. Nicotine is not your enemy. But watch me debate those who think differently: Prof. Stanton Glantz, Stanford and Sheila Duffy of Action on Smoking and …
Jan 8, 20243 min readVermont can’t afford to import prohibitionist policies on flavored vapesBanning products will not make them go away. It will only create incentives for illicit markets to offer them to adult or high school students alike. In 2013, Vermont became a New England leader by …
Nov 22, 20232 min readFun Police Episode 2: The Billionairehttps://youtu.be/8iDk6nmVvZ4 Fun Police Episode 2: The Billionaire Every prohibitionist movement needs its funders. Its moneymen. Usually, there are powerful industrialists who’ve made it big …
Jul 14, 20233 min readChecking in on Michael Bloomberg's multi-million dollar global crusade against harm reductionFor years, we’ve covered the extent of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s multi-million dollar campaigns to try to shape the lives of ordinary consumers. What began as an erstwhile nanny …
Dec 8, 20221 min readVaping advocacy interview on Wednesday Night LiveThis week I was invited on the podcast and live YouTube show “Wednesday Night Live,” talking all things vaping, harm reduction, innovation, and advocacy. It was a fun, live chat that …
Sep 10, 20223 min readThailand takes the dangerous path of denying harm reducing alternativesIn a move that sent waves across South and Southeast Asia last week, Thailand’s Public Health Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul iterated that the importation and production …
Jul 8, 20224 min readHarm Reduction Takes a U-Turn on VapingPublic health officials and those with significant sway in setting health policy were joyous last month when the Food and Drug Administration denied the ability of Juul Labs to continue selling its …
Jun 29, 20224 min readThe FDA is waging an irrational war against nicotine, vapingLast week, the Food and Drug Administration handed down a consequential decision affecting millions of consumers: a marketing denial order for the pod-based Juul vaping company. This forced gas …
Nov 12, 20214 min readThe obscure UN conflab that seeks to cut off the world from vaping and harm reductionBy Yaël Ossowski | Parliament Magazine While most popular attention this month has been on the vital discussions at the United Nation’s COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, there is an equally …
Oct 12, 20214 min readThe Digital Economy Minister Crusading to Legalize Vaping in ThailandIn our work promoting smart policies on harm reduction around the world, the Consumer Choice Center is often engaged in battles to stave off vaping flavor bans or tax hikes that will harm consumers …
Jul 29, 20214 min readBestechung gegen Vaping: Leaks über die Bloomberg-finanzierte "Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids"Den Menschen in Deutschland ist der Milliardär Michael Bloomberg vor allem als ehemaliger Bürgermeister von New York City bekannt, der eine Menge Geld für eine unglückliche Präsidentschaftskandidatur …
May 7, 20211 min readHere Comes the Menthol Police (Yaël on Big Talker FM w/ Joe Catenacci)-Let’s take a moment to celebrate our diversity of choice in consumer products in America -The Biden admin supports the COVID vaccine IP waiver. Bad news for the vulnerable -The coming menthol …
Mar 18, 20214 min readBloomberg’s misguided push to outlaw vaping in developing nationsSince the fallout from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a renewed focus on improving global health, and that’s been a welcome sign. A study produced by the American Centers for …
Jan 28, 20213 min readEU crackdown on vaping is bad news for public healthThe Beating Cancer Plan will make vaping harder… The leaked Commission proposal for the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan has revealed the bloc’s plans to make harm reducing products such as …
Nov 17, 20201 min readVapeLive: Yaël Ossowski on the Consumer Choice Center US Vaping Indexhttps://youtu.be/xKsJ-Oq7snI Presentation at Vape Live, covering the Consumer Choice Center’s Vaping Index. Yaël Ossowski, Deputy Director http://bit.ly/Vape-Index …
Sep 22, 20204 min readA vaping flavour ban sets back public healthVaping is under attack, and that is bad news for public health and smoking cessation, argue David Clement, Michael Landl and Yael Ossowski. Vaping has been proven to be an effective harm reduction …
Aug 13, 20204 min readIn Kamala Harris, do consumers have an ally or a foe?This week, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden revealed Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate for the November general election against President Donald Trump. …
Jan 31, 20201 min readYaël on Joe Catenacci Show: Spanish Caliphate, Brexit Day, and Breaking Down CoronavirusConsumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski on The Joe Catenacci Show. Topics discussed: Yaël reports from Córdoba, Spain: The History of Islamic Spain and the Moors Brexit Day: What happens …
Jan 3, 20201 min readTrump's New Vaping Ban: What Gives?The Trump Administration has come out with new rules to ban all pod vape flavors except for tobacco and menthol. What does this mean for the future of harm reduction and innovation? Broadcast on …