LANSING LOBBY DAY, MARCH 10, 2020

Join us in Lansing on March 10th at 9:00 a.m. in the House Office Building lobby to meet our State Representatives & Senators! Organized by MVSO lobbying firm, Dunaskiss Consulting,
We will have access to our elected officials. 
  • Visit your lawmaiker’s office, and let them knowwhere you stand on legislation.
  • Inform them how vaping saves lives!
  • Meet and network with other vape shops in Michigan!
  • Be heard, don’t remain silent. Let them know WE VAPE, WE VOTE.
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​If you're contacted by the media for comments, interviews, etc. please contact Lloyd Patton or Marc Slis first. We have to make sure we're on the same page, and presenting MVSO/VTA approved talking points.  Consistency in our message is key.
If your area is holding a "Learn About Vaping" type of presentation, please contact Mike Mead and Patrick Ayar for information, literature, and how to present the information they have available to you. They have attended several and can tell you what you can expect and provide you with materials and advice you'll need.
If you need anything placed on our web page, please contact Kim Shilling Manor for help with html and graphics. If vape related legislation is being enacted in your township/county, please contact MVSO for assistance.

THE FIGHT CONTINUES....RALLY AT THE COURT

Board member Marc Slis of 906 Vapor sued the State of Michigan and got the flavor ban overturned. Recently, the Court of Appeals granted Governor Whitmer an appeal to the ruling. Please join us at a rally outside the court on the day of the appeal. Let the public and the court know that vaping is safe when used by responsible citizens. Protect the rights that the founding fathers bestowed upon citizens of our great country.Details will be posted here and at myMVSO.org/calltoaction as soon as a date is announced by the courts.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

MVSO has worked tirelessly to protect Michigan Citizens right to access “Alternative Nicotine Products”, as a reduced harm option.We have done this through media outreach,educating both lawmakers and the public
​about this important issue. MVSO has a dedicated community outreach/PR team,
helping Vape Shops and other industry members fight locally and in Lansing.Protecting all of our rights.
Our knowledgeable Members can provide information, literature and support
to those that are facing ill considered vaping bans and other local actions.
Contact Lloyd Patton at 734.635.3673 Lapatton55@gmail.com or
Mike Mead 734.934.0624 mike@einsteinapez.com for information or materials.

Help us win the fight

State and local governments are moving to ban flavored e-cigarette products in response to the Trump administration's lack of action on rising youth vaping rates. The bans are being pushed by influential anti-tobacco advocates and public health groups, who argue flavors like mint and fruit, have helped create a youth vaping epidemic.
 
While Massachusetts recently became the first state to ban all flavored tobacco products, more states will follow in 2020 when legislatures reconvene. "I think we will see an unprecedented level of action in the state legislatures," said Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, one of the groups lobbying for flavor bans. Read the rest of article here:

We are facing a great battle on many fronts. We as an industry cannot be everywhere at all times. We cannot combat this alone. It takes not only advocacy groups like The VTA, AVA and CASAA, but also store owners and consumers to be on the lookout for upcoming regulations that has an impact on us.
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Please post this in your store. Start that conversation with your customers. Education is the key, if we want to head this off. The MVSO needs you!! Please contact us.