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President Trump promised to save vaping, but his FDA has so far done exactly the opposite -- denying PMTAs, seizing shipments, and demonizing vape shops. Will Trump change course, or will political contributions and influence campaigns paid for by the tobacco industry continue to guide his administration's actions and crush the small vape industry’s hope for another golden era? https://ow.ly/TJxa50WyP3M

The European Commission's proposed minimum tax rates include 40% of the retail price on many vaping products, 50% of retail on tobacco-free nicotine pouches, and 55% on heated tobacco refill sticks. The plan, however, requires unanimous approval by the Council of the EU -- and some countries have already suggested they will oppose it. https://ow.ly/Rpul50Wv0IS

The FDA has granted Juul Labs permission to market the JUUL device and refill pods in tobacco and menthol flavors and two nicotine strengths. The decision comes three years after the FDA denied Juul’s marketing applications and ordered retailers to remove Juul products from their shelves. https://ow.ly/SKQa50Wrmu0

Industry trade group the Vapor Technology Association (VTA) will spend more than $1 million to run ads encouraging the Trump administration to rein in "rogue" bureaucrats at the FDA. Trump’s FDA under Commissioner Martin Makary has continued the Biden administration focus on enforcement, and has not authorized a single new vaping product. https://ow.ly/kq5150WqcMG

The City Council passed an ordinance that sets a minimum price of $25 for any e-cigarette, but doesn't appear to include bottled e-liquid or prefilled pods. The law is aimed at reducing sales of disposable vapes, but will mainly just hurt Minneapolis retailers, as consumers will drive a couple miles to visit stores outside the city. https://ow.ly/CY2h50WpxLP

Vape industry stakeholders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Wisconsin's new PMTA registry law before enforcement begins Sept. 1. Legislators quietly added the registry language to an unrelated 2023 bill, which passed before vape advocates knew what had happened. https://ow.ly/QSVN50WowUt

At a hearing July 14, Massachusetts state legislators will accept public testimony about two bills that would ban the sale of vapes and tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2006. The bills mirror local bans that have already passed in over a dozen Massachusetts cities. https://ow.ly/7rVv50Wo3zJ

Judges in Nepal and Pakistan's Punjab Province have shut down vape bans imposed without the backing of proper legislation or regulations. In Punjab, the provincial governor ordered a strict crackdown on personal use and sales -- including the closing of vape shops -- without any law to support the action. https://ow.ly/jUpK50WlZ3M

The court ruled 7-2 that any affected party can challenge FDA vape marketing denials, and that manufacturers may appeal in any federal circuit with a co-petitioner from that circuit. The decision allows R.J. Reynolds to pursue its appeal of MDOs for menthol Vuse refills in the vape-friendly Fifth Circuit Court. https://ow.ly/OQOf50WecNH

Australian government figures show that for every legal vape sold in a pharmacy, nearly 1,700 illegal vape products are sold on the illicit market. Australia’s pharmacy-only vape scheme has wiped out vape shops and created a black market partially controlled by organized crime. https://ow.ly/wKxJ50WbY48