The American Healthy Alternatives Association at the time of this draft is enveloped in some of the hardest legislative battles this industry has ever experienced.

Tobacco-control activists have tried to blame dozens of serious health conditions on vaping. These range from brain inflammation…

President Biden’s directive asking the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General “to initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled under federal law” shines a spotlight on the federal government’s ‘Flat Earth’ cannabis policies.

We are 30 days into session in many states and although I am writing this article weeks ahead of time, I can tell you that things are heating up in February and I’m sure we are seeing many of the hostile pieces of legislation we predicted in our January article.

In the world of politics and issues advocacy the phrase “astroturf” refers to top-down efforts designed to look like they came from the bottom up– from countless ordinary folks each doing their own small part. In other words, astroturf campaigns…

This month, many states will be going back into legislative session, and all others are preparing for their sessions sometime in the next few months. Our industry MUST remain vigilant