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Join As An IndividualThe Vapor Technology Association is the leading national trade association dedicated to protecting the vaping and alternative nicotine products industry
We fight for science driven public policy that gives adults access to their choice of alternatives to smoking cigarettes. VTA advocates for rational laws and regulations with a dedicated team of experts and public policy specialists. If you sell or use vaping or alternative nicotine products join the Vapor Technology Association today!
Federal Advocacy
Our federal lobby teams are on the Hill everday fighting for our members. We engage with the Administration, the FDA, Members of Congress, and relevant federal agencies to defend and promote nicotine alternatives to cigarettes and save small businesses.
State Advocacy
VTA’s State Advocacy Team is running a multi-state strategy with state lobbying teams in 32 states. We are fighting back against Big Tobacco’s serial attempts to eliminate flavored vaping products and eliminate all the small businesses selling them.
Economic Impact
VTA’s economists have created the only economic impact model for the open and closed system vapor industry, and their work is used to educate regulators, media, legislators and the courts about the vapor industry’s economic impact.
Regulatory/Legal Guidance
Our lawyers fight hard in the courts to defend our industry and overturn bad laws and regulations. Our team specializes in FDA and tobacco compliance issues and can navigate the most complex legal and regulatory issues.
Membership in the Vapor Technology Association is an opportunity to directly shape the policies that impact our businesses. We are committed to defending vapor and alternative nicotine products by leveraging our unique experience in legislative and regulatory issues, and smart strategy, on behalf of the industry.
Individual
Join VTA as an Individual
Be a part of the vapor community’s longest established advocacy effort protecting your right to vape. Since 2015 VTA has promoted the harm reduction potential of alternative nicotine products in Washington D.C. and throughout the country.
Business
Join VTA as a Business
VTA provides many ways for every company in every sector of the industry to support our efforts. Our membership dues are accessible to all and enable us to provide the highest quality of service to and advocacy for our member companies.
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@healthgovau SMOKING is harmful to health. Quitting is beneficial. All the following agree nicotine vapes (a) help adults quit smoking and (b) are SAFER than cigarettes: - IMF - UK Royal College of Physicians - Director, National Institute on Drug…
Big win in AZ! VTA was proud to support HB 4001 – legislation that protects our industry across the state, provides regulatory clarity, and protects adult consumer choice. Thank you, @GovernorHobbs, for protecting Arizonans’ freedom to vape.
Youth vaping policies might harm adult well-being. Research suggests adults and teens may switch to e-cigarettes, potentially increasing cigarette use. Regulation should align with risk, not fear. #Vaping #PublicHealth
VTA is leading the fight for radical regulatory reform. Join us today and make your voice heard:
Last week, VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was featured on @stevegrubershow. He talked about the need for regulatory reform, the science comparing vaping and smoking, and his hope that policy change is coming soon. Watch the clip here:
OHIO! Ask your lawmakers to oppose HB 849, which would create a near-total ban on your favorite flavored vapes:
VTA Insider is your inside look at what we’re doing to protect the flavored vaping industry. Join us today to get it directly in your inbox:
What percentage of US High School students do you believe were using e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches or cigarettes regularly (20 or more out of the past 30 days) in 2025? Guess for each one then look at the graph below…
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was featured in new reporting from @Bloomberg's @nyahphengsitthy. “The draft guidance basically puts in black and white the same misguided policy,” Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association, said in an interview.
Today, we honor the brave Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. Their courage secured the liberties we all cherish. We remain grateful for those who gave everything in service to this country and the freedoms that define…
FDA Signals a Faster Future for Nicotine Pouch and Vape Product Reviews
VTA is leading the fight to protect the U.S. vaping industry. Join us today to find out more about what we’re doing:
VTA is proud to sponsor @politico Playbook, advocating for the radical reform required to solve the regulatory problems that have plagued our industry.
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was quoted in the @TobaccoReporter: “The VTA now looks forward to continuing its constructive engagement with Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas and whoever is ultimately selected to permanently lead the agency moving forward,” Abboud
Gottlieb comments on the Glas authorization and the new enforcement discretion policy at the end. It remains to be seen how the FDA will apply their requirement that flavored vape PMTAs include "data necessary to evaluate whether the product is…
VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, was quoted in a piece from the @NYTimes’s @By_CJewett: “I think there’s clearly an openness to flavors,” said Tony Abboud, executive director of the Vapor Technology Association, which represents foreign and domestic e-cigarette makers,
Read VTA's statement on the departure of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary:
@VaporTechAssoc on Makary ouster at FDA: "While our engagement with the Commissioner was brief, we believed he was beginning to recognize that the current system requires substantial reform and that progress is needed to move more quickly."
ICYMI: VTA’s Executive Director, Tony Abboud, appeared on @RegWatchCanada. He talked about the need for immediate changes to the FDA’s approval process that allow for a fair and safe American marketplace. Watch Tony’s interview here:
