About VTA
Fighting for Science-Based Policies that Ensure The Continued Availability of Less Harmful Vaping Products
For nearly a decade, the Vapor Technology Association has been at the forefront of defending the American vapor industry and the rights of adult Americans to choose their preferred vaping alternatives to cigarettes. We engage directly with policy makers and the media to shape the future of vaping and nicotine policy in Washington DC and throughout the country.
The History of the VTA
Around 2010, vapor products emerged as a safer alternative to smoking and gained popularity among consumers. Regulators took notice and were quick to initiate sweeping regulations. Hoping to create a clear voice for thoughtful regulation in Washington, DC, the Vapor Technology Association (VTA) was founded by a group of concerned U.S. vapor companies in 2015.
Since then, VTA grew to become a leading national trade association defending the U.S. industry. VTA advocates for rational science-based regulation of the alternative nicotine products industry to ensure that we achieve the twin goals of preserving adult access to a wide variety of nicotine products while at the same time preventing youth access.
VTA has been on the forefront of every issue confronting the industry and we are committed to continue our efforts to create a rational, transparent and fair market place for our members to operate.
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Send InquiryVTA is run by a group of dedicated professionals with a unique blend of government affairs, public policy, legal and communications experience. We are committed to ensuring the vapor industry continues to thrive and innovate.
Tony Abboud
Executive Director, VTA
Tony is a government relations expert and litigator with 25 years experience in grassroots organizing, politics, state lobbying and the courtroom. Tony has spent the past decade defending vapor companies and companies in other heavily regulated industries against government over-reach.
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For years, the U.S. vaping industry played defense. Now, industry leader Geoff Habicht says it’s time to play offense—and change the way America sees vaping. @mipodvape @cdoug @ChaunceyGardner @alli_vapes @VaporTechAssoc @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @LegionVaping
JAMA Study: International Experts Recommend E-Cigarettes as a Smoking Cessation Option
Every day, VTA is fighting to protect your freedom to vape. Join us today:
A new expert paper in JAMA urges US clinicians to include nicotine e-cigarettes in smoking-cessation discussions, citing higher quit rates than nicotine replacement therapy. It also stresses that products must deliver enough nicotine to replace cigarettes
VTA’s new poll found broad support for reforms to vaping regulation. https://vaportechnology.org/new-poll-trump-voters-and-bipartisan-majority-support-president-trump-introducing-real-and-commonsense-vaping-reform/
Today, VTA released new polling from @KellyannePolls proving that voters’ support for adult access to nicotine remains high.
Taste matters for quitting. Cigarette smoke has 7,000+ chemicals—no wonder it tastes harsh. Flavoured eliquids make vaping enjoyable and help people leave cigarettes behind. Nearly half of vapers say flavours are key to quitting. See more: http://VAEP.info/FLAVOURS #HarmReduction
FDA Updates CTP Portal NextGen, Announces End of eSubmitter for PMTA and SE Applications
8,000 Veterans Each Year. Every minute we don’t do our absolute best at getting Veterans off combustible cigarettes by giving them the right information, is a minute we are complicit in that 8,000 number. #veterans #tobaccoharmreduction #vaping
American adults deserve access to a real marketplace for flavored vapes.
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was recently quoted in @ABC11_WTVD, where he talked about the damaging impact the state’s proposed licensing fees would have on small businesses across the state. “North Carolina's new additional license fee on shops selling vapor…
E-cigarettes are still the most effective smoking cessation method according to the July, 2026 @CochraneTAG update. "There is high certainty evidence that more people stop smoking for at least six months using nicotine e-cigarettes than using nicotine replacement therapy."
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Adult consumers deserve a regulated flavored vape market, not a void that helps no one.
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was featured in @TheNVIndy last week. He spoke about Nevada’s proposed cigarette tax increase. "Taxing vapor products at the same rate as cigarettes is a recycled concept that years of science has proven defies common…
FDA Proposes New Tobacco Product Registration Rule: What Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors Need to Know https://mipodwholesale.com/blogs/news/fda-proposes-new-tobacco-product-registration-rule-what-manufacturers-importers-and-distributors-need-to-know
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@Clive_Bates says FDA favors cigarettes and illegal vapes over legitimate safer products. Unless authorization changes, it will only get worse. @cdoug @ChaunceyGardner @alli_vapes @VaporTechAssoc @INNCOorg @GFNicotine @GrimmGreen @LegionVaping
VTA is leading the fight to protect the independent U.S. vaping industry. Join us today and make your voice heard: https://vaportechnology.org/membership/
Michael Bloomberg is back with another warning about vaping. But the FDA’s latest draft guidance is not some radical “about-face.” It is a modest step that could eventually give adult smokers more access to lower-risk alternatives. @StevenGreenhut explains:
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At VTA, we’re committed to protecting American small businesses from unfair federal overreach. We need you NOW to keep the pressure on to save flavored vaping. Now is the time to join the fight to save vaping!
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