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Vape taxes are here or coming. Can the industry survive? Tobacco 21 victories and losses and more coming. Vape headlines and open phonelines, tonight at 10pm central at www.smokefreeradio.com.

California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, and more all have passed Tobacco Taxes that enveloped vaping. Some state vaping groups have pushed back and won and others haven't. More states are trying and the rest will follow. Can the vaping industry survive? What is happening in PA can happen in other states.

http://ktla.com/2017/04/01/2-tax-hike-on-cigarettes-goes-into-effect/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4371826/Cigarette-prices-California-rise-Proposition-56.html

http://www.kxlf.com/story/35046501/great-falls-vape-shop-reacts-to-tobacco-tax-increase

http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-state-sales-tax-20170330-story.html

States use the the healthcare costs to justify levyng a tax yet they don't spend much or any of that tax revenue for cessation. Why not?

http://www.app.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/03/31/letter-spending-nothing-smoking-cessation-joke/99884954/

Some health officials are starting to get it, but is it too little too late? http://www.wpr.org/health-officials-look-cut-number-smokers-about-10m-2024

Battery blows up! But wait, the article finally got it right. http://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending-now/rechargeable-battery-catches-fire-in-mans-pocket/507748979

Stupid scientist tricks with Campaign for Tobacco free kids. http://www.richmond.com/business/study-says-in-youths-exposed-to-secondhand-smoke-from-e/article_e43cda7c-0921-5458-9015-97e516af9922.html